Russia is focusing on power infrastructure to “freeze” Ukrainians in submission, UK overseas minister James Cleverly mentioned on Tuesday, simply earlier than a gathering of NATO overseas ministers in Bucharest.

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“Now we have seen Vladimir Putin trying to weaponize power provides proper from the very begin of this battle,” he advised reporters.

“This focusing on of civilian infrastructure of power infrastructure is clearly designed to attempt to freeze the Ukrainians in submission.”