<p>Countries like Russia cannot be "locked up" behind the iron curtain, the Russian Presidential Spokesman asserted on Thursday, as the US-led West threatened to impose more biting sanctions against Moscow after President Vladimir Putin ordered a military offensive against Ukraine.</p>.<p>US President Joe Biden has condemned Russia for its "unprovoked" and "unjustified" attack on Ukraine and warned that the US and its allies will respond in a "united and decisive" way after Russian troops entered Ukraine.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="http://ttps://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/ukraine-crisis-russia-us-conflict-and-indias-difficulties-1084620.html" target="_blank">Ukraine crisis: Russia-US conflict and India's difficulties</a></strong></p>.<p>“Such country as Russia cannot be locked up behind the Iron Curtain. Problems may certainly arise with a number of countries, however we had various issues with these countries before, if not speaking about the current situation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by the official <em>TASS news agency</em>.</p>.<p>“It is simply impossible to isolate such country as Russia with an iron curtain,” Peskov said, using a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism.</p>.<p>President Putin announced in a televised address on Thursday morning that in response to a request by the head of the Donbass republic, he had made a decision to carry out a special military operation in order to protect people “who have been suffering from abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.”</p>.<p>Putin has said that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories.</p>.<p>Russia’s Defence Ministry reported that Russian troops were destroying Ukrainian military infrastructure using precision weapons.</p>.<p>The US has already announced a series of sanctions on Russia to prevent it from accessing Western financial markets.</p>.<p>British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday morning for an update and pledged that the West would not stand by as Putin waged a campaign against the Ukrainian people.</p>.<p>“I am appalled by the horrific events in Ukraine and I have spoken to President Zelenskyy to discuss next steps,” Johnson tweeted soon after the call.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Countries like Russia cannot be "locked up" behind the iron curtain, the Russian Presidential Spokesman asserted on Thursday, as the US-led West threatened to impose more biting sanctions against Moscow after President Vladimir Putin ordered a military offensive against Ukraine.</p>.<p>US President Joe Biden has condemned Russia for its "unprovoked" and "unjustified" attack on Ukraine and warned that the US and its allies will respond in a "united and decisive" way after Russian troops entered Ukraine.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="http://ttps://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/ukraine-crisis-russia-us-conflict-and-indias-difficulties-1084620.html" target="_blank">Ukraine crisis: Russia-US conflict and India's difficulties</a></strong></p>.<p>“Such country as Russia cannot be locked up behind the Iron Curtain. Problems may certainly arise with a number of countries, however we had various issues with these countries before, if not speaking about the current situation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by the official <em>TASS news agency</em>.</p>.<p>“It is simply impossible to isolate such country as Russia with an iron curtain,” Peskov said, using a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism.</p>.<p>President Putin announced in a televised address on Thursday morning that in response to a request by the head of the Donbass republic, he had made a decision to carry out a special military operation in order to protect people “who have been suffering from abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.”</p>.<p>Putin has said that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories.</p>.<p>Russia’s Defence Ministry reported that Russian troops were destroying Ukrainian military infrastructure using precision weapons.</p>.<p>The US has already announced a series of sanctions on Russia to prevent it from accessing Western financial markets.</p>.<p>British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday morning for an update and pledged that the West would not stand by as Putin waged a campaign against the Ukrainian people.</p>.<p>“I am appalled by the horrific events in Ukraine and I have spoken to President Zelenskyy to discuss next steps,” Johnson tweeted soon after the call.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>