Boris Johnson has warned Russia that invading Ukraine would be “disastrous” and a “painful, violent and bloody business”.
He said that the British Government was “leading on creating a package of economic sanctions” against Russia whilst also supplying weaponry to the Ukrainian Government considered ‘defensive’ in nature.
He added that the UK stood “four-square with the people of Ukraine”.
Russia has denied plans for military action, but tens of thousands of troops have amassed on the border.
Johnson said:
“The intelligence is very clear that there are 60 Russian battle groups on the borders of Ukraine, the plan for a lightning war that could take out Kyiv is one that everybody can see.
We need to make it very clear to the Kremlin, to Russia, that that would be a disastrous step.”
Downing Street did confirm that there were no plans to send British combat troops to Ukraine.
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