Ex-Foreign Minister of Ukraine threatened Russia with "hellish" sanctions

The West should impose "hellish" sanctions against Moscow in the event of hostilities in Ukraine. This was stated by the former head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Pavlo Klimkin to the Obozrevatel edition.

According to the ex-minister, the Ukrainian army must be ready for the invasion of Russian troops, and Western partners for the introduction of "hellish" sanctions. “They [the Americans] are discussing with the Europeans a package that I would call a containment package. That is, what measures will be taken if Putin goes ahead. Infernal sanctions or not infernal - these epithets are not so important for me, but whether they work or not. Whether SWIFT will be turned off or oil imports will be limited , as of today, I cannot say,” he said.

At the same time, according to him, the introduction of new sanctions will depend on the future conversation between US Presidents Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Klimkin also added that "Putin's blitzkrieg" is impossible, because "people will again go to fight for the country." He specified that the Russian side today prefers internal destabilization to external aggression. “Destabilization begins with a power outage, with any attacks, with riots. I think that this is the path Putin will follow,” the ex-minister explained.