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© Reuters. An officer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stands guard near combat positions close to the line of secession from Russian-backed rebels in Horlivka, Ukraine. January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Kudriavtseva

Paul Sandle and Michael Holden

LONDON, (Reuters) – Russia faces severe economic sanctions if they install a puppet government in Ukraine. This was after Britain accuses the Kremlin that it is trying to put pro-Russian leaders there.

Britain made the accusation https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-accuses-kremlin-trying-install-pro-russian-leader-ukraine-2022-01-22 late on Saturday, also saying Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with a number of former Ukrainian politicians as part of plans for an invasion.

Russian Foreign Ministry denied the statements as “disinformation”, accusing NATO and Britain “escalating tensions” regarding Ukraine.

Sky News’ Dominic Raab said that Russia could face severe consequences if they make an invasion and install a puppet system.

This accusation comes at a time when high tensions exist between Russia/the West due to Russia’s deployment of troops along its border with Ukraine. Moscow claims it doesn’t intend to invade.

The British foreign ministry refused to give evidence in support of its allegations late Saturday night. According to the British foreign ministry, it was aware that Yevhen Muraev (an ex-lawmaker from Ukraine) had been considered as a possible candidate for the head of a proRussian government.

On Twitter, Liz Truss (British Foreign Secretary) stated that “We won’t tolerate Kremlin plots to install pro-Russian leaders in Ukraine.”

Sources in the foreign ministry said that it is not common practice for intelligence to be shared and details were only declassified following careful consideration of Russian aggression.

Murayev is 45 years old and a pro-Russian politician. He opposes Ukraine’s integration with Europe. According to a poll by the Razumkov’s Centre think tank conducted in December 2021, he was ranked seventh among candidates for the 2024 presidential election with 6.3% support.

“You’ve made my evening. Murayev said that the British Foreign Office seemed confused to Britain’s Observer newspaper.

“It isn’t very logical. I’m banned from Russia. Not only that but money from my father’s firm there has been confiscated.”

The British claims came a day after the top U.S. and Russian diplomats failed https://www.reuters.com/world/top-diplomats-us-russia-meet-geneva-soaring-ukraine-tensions-2022-01-21 to make a major breakthrough in talks to resolve the crisis over Ukraine, although they agreed to keep talking. Russia is making security demands upon the United States. These include a stop to NATO’s eastward expansion, and a promise to never allow Ukraine to join the Western Military Alliance.

Emily Horne, spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Council stated in a statement that “This type of plotting was deeply concerning.” The Ukrainian people have the sovereign right to determine their own future, and we stand with our democratically-elected partners in Ukraine.”

Britain provided Ukraine this week with 2000 missiles and a military training team. The UK also claimed that they had information about Russian intelligence services maintaining connections with ex-President Viktor Yanukovich’s former political leaders.

Yanukovich, who fled Russia after protests for three months against his rule in 2014, was sentenced absentialy to 13 years imprisonment on treason convictions in 2019.

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