Diane Abbott backs Russia! Labour MP says Boris and Biden to blame for Ukraine threat
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The Labour MP and former shadow home secretary blamed President Joe Biden and Boris Johnson for creating the atmosphere for war after sending troops to the region.
Nato allies have sent military backup in a sign of solidarity with Ukraine amid fears Vladimir Putin is planning an imminent invasion.
Russia sparked alarm after surrounding the country with more than 100,000 troops.
Moscow has denied plans to start a conflict, calling it “total disinformation”, and claiming it mobilised troops for security due to the presence of Nato military in Eastern Europe.
Western leaders fear Mr Putin is manufacturing the scenario to claim he had to send troops into Ukraine for defence reasons.
Backing the Russian narrative, last night Ms Abbott told a meeting of the Stop the War Coalition that Nato was at fault for the current tensions.
She said: “We see that the United States has decided that it needs to send US and other Nato troops to Russia’s borders.
“This alone should tell us that the claims that Russia is the aggressor should be treated sceptically.
“The destabilisation in the entire region comes from the continued eastward expansion of Nato.
“We need to find peaceful solutions to a complicated conflict of identities and national rights.
“This was done elsewhere in Eastern Europe as countries were peacefully separated.
“But the approach of the British Government and others is in the opposite direction.
“The United States has only just ended one disastrous prolonged war in Afghanistan and many here seem to be gung ho about starting another one.
“The public is opposed to war with Russia, which would be extremely dangerous for all sides, not least the people of Ukraine.
“Nato’s a nuclear power and so is Russia.
“We need de-escalation and dialogue, not militarisation and threats of war.”
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