Russian military escalation and 'bogus threats' show Putin has been 'outsmarted' by the Ukrainians, says UK PM

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CNN — Vladimir Putin’s announcement of increased military conscription to bolster Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine shows that the Russian President “has been outsmarted” by Kyiv, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss told CNN in an exclusive and wide-ranging interview.

“I think he has been outsmarted by the Ukrainians.

“If Putin is allowed to succeed, this wouldn’t just send a terrible message in Europe, and of course huge threats to the Ukrainian population themselves, but it also would send a message to other authoritarian regimes around the world that it’s somehow acceptable… to invade a sovereign nation,” Truss said.

Even though Biden and Johnson were ideologically split – the former once described his UK counterpart as the “physical and emotional clone” of Trump – both were deeply aligned in their approach to Russia, the climate crisis, and vaccine distribution during the coronavirus pandemic.

“So what I want to do is find a way forward, and my preference is a negotiated solution with the EU, that protects that North-South relationship, but also protects the East-West relationship.

‘The Commonwealth is a force for good’ Within the first week of her premiership, Truss was faced with the death of Queen Elizabeth II.