Meanwhile global energy markets jumped by 8 per cent. Russia’s invasion caused international stock markets to drop dramatically, with the FTSE 100 in London falling by 3.2 per cent. The Health Secretary added that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is as serious a situation as the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 which saw the world on the brink of a nuclear war. 16th Century: Followers of Nostradamus claim World War III to arrive ‘within the next several years’. Oil and gas prices surged on Thursday after President Putin’s declaration of war. How will Russia invading Ukraine affect gas prices? This response could include limiting gas supply to the West. He added that “whatever reaction will come from the Kremlin, will be a collective reaction to a collective of states that have conducted the sanctions”, meaning Russia’s response is likely to collectively target the UK, US and European Nato allies. However, he added: “I don’t see a feasible scenario in which Russia conducts military kinetic action on UK soil.” The UK is the second biggest overall spender in Nato, putting nearly £50bn into defence annually, compared with Germany’s £45bn, France’s £42bn and Italy’s £20bn. Ofer Fridman, lecturer in war studies at King’s College London, said he would “never say never” when it comes Russia potentially initiating a military attack on the UK. Moscow’s ambassador to London previously warned that the UK would be hit with “immediate retaliation” if it tried to sanction Russia.Īndrey Kelin told Times Radio on Friday that any measure the UK took against Moscow would be met with an equal response, but he refused to give further detail on how this could look. Opposition leaders including Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer criticised the initial package of sanctions for being too soft.

It added that sanctions will also be introduced against members of the Russian Duma and Federation Council who voted to recognise the “independence” of Donetsk and Luhansk. The Foreign Office said that the banks being targeted had bankrolled the Russian occupation of Crimea from 2014. The measures against both the the banks and individuals include UK asset freezes, a travel ban and prohibition on British individuals and businesses dealing with them. Rossiya, IS Bank, General Bank, Promsvyazbank and the Black Sea Ban are the banks in question. The individuals concerned are Gennady Timchenko, Boris Rotenberg, and Igor Rotenberg, all oligarchs who Mr Johnson described as “cronies” of the Russian president. Last week, after President Putin ordered the first Russian troops into Ukraine, the Prime Minister confirmed the UK would sanction three wealthy allies of Vladimir Putin and five Russian banks. While the UK has no plans to directly go to war with Russia, Mr Johnson had strong words for his Russian counterpart on Thursday. If President Putin decides to extend his attacks beyond Russia and into a neighbouring Nato state, such as Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia, then the UK would be bound to go to war with Russia. This is because Nato uses a system of collective security, whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party.īut Ukraine is not a part of Nato, so the Western response to Russia’s invasion will initially focus on sanctions. If Ukraine was part of Nato, the military alliance which is made up of 30 member states, including the US and UK, every Nato nation would have to launch an armed attack against Russia. It is extremely unlikely that the UK will go to war with Russia any time soon. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed an order to conscript reservists between the ages of 18 and 60.Here’s how the war will affect the UK, from potential military action to sanctions and gas prices. In Ukraine, many people are receiving their draft notices today, most likely without the accompanying CCR tapes. In Russia, all men between the ages of 18 and 27 are eligible for conscription, and almost a quarter-million members of the military are draftees serving 12-month terms. The same can’t be said for the two nations at the heart of this potential conflict. The draft has not been in use since 1973, and the last drafted soldier retired almost a decade ago. It’s very unlikely that a draft will be instituted in the United States. Lest any Gen Z readers start to freak out, don’t. The format is popular among Gen Z, those born between 1997-2012, and has been around for a few weeks now, with videos appearing in recent days as tensions between Russia and Ukraine boiled over. On TikTok, one popular video format shows people excited to receive a random letter only to learn that they’ve been drafted, as Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son,” the definitive “I’m going to war ballad,” plays. #medschool #medstudent #premed #nurse #draft #letter #comedy #fyp ♬ original sound – Casey Alan

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