Putin warns of 'consequences you have never seen' if West helps Ukraine after Russia invasion
manchestereveningnews.co.ukVladimir Putin has warned the West that an attempt to interfere with Russia's invasion of Ukraine would lead to "consequences never encountered in your history".
The president of Russia declared that a special military operation would be launched in the east of Ukraine, in separatist areas.
But what followed was a "wide-scale" assault on their Balkan neighbour with multiple missile attacks on the capital Kyiv as well as other cities across the country. READ MORE LIVE Russia launches 'full-scale' invasion of Ukraine as explosions heard in country The Mirror reported that he hosted a televised speech at 6am local time, warning: "Whoever tries to hinder us, and even more so, to create threats to our country, to our people, should know that Russia's response will be immediate. "And it will lead you to such consequences that you have never encountered in your history. "We are ready for any development of events.
All the necessary decisions have been made in this regard. I hope that I will be heard." What should the UK do? Have your say in our comments below Putin told the Ukrainian military to lay down its weapons and go home, adding: "All servicemen of the Ukrainian army who fulfil this demand will be able to freely leave the combat zone and return to their families".
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