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It comes as the US secretary of state Antony Blinken reinforced the message Moscow’s campaign was faltering and said Ukraine “can absolutely win against Russia".

Meanwhile, Poland has received an extraordinary number of Ukrainian refugees: over one million, prompting The Spectator to call it a “humanitarian superpower”.

Last week Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov likened the Americans to Hitler and Napoleon.

“We’ve been very clear that it’s unlawful as well as unhelpful for UK military and for the UK population to start going towards Ukraine in that sense," the army boss said.

The UK, on the other hand, has only managed to process 300 visas, with hundreds of families still stranded in Calais and elsewhere.

“They look very weak from hunger and dehydration after a long and severe voyage at sea."

It comes as Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said western countries are involved in 'economic banditry' against Russia and that Moscow would respond.

The Brexit Opportunities minister’s post comes just as the US has labelled the EU’s response to the invasion of Ukraine as “historic”, saying the relationship with the bloc is “vital” – but not mentioning a word about Brexit Britain.

The Ukrainian Army is set to receive boost - after President Zelenskyy approved a pathway for foreign nationals to join his military reserves.