Boris Johnson set to increase UK troops in Europe to send ‘clear message’
The prime minister said the armed forces deployment planned by Britain will “support our NATO allies on land, at sea and in the air”.
The prime minister said the armed forces deployment planned by Britain will “support our NATO allies on land, at sea and in the air”.
“I think what the Mail, on behalf of the PM and his government, are telling us is that we all need to leave Mr Johnson alone. Enough of the outrage plebs. Now just get back in your places and realise that the rules don't apply to people like Mr Johnson ...
The prime minister insisted Britain and its allies will not “bargain away” the vision of a free Europe.
The US has warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come "at any time".
Commons Defence Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood added that ‘we have allowed this to happen’.
Ukraine has accused Russia of gathering tens of thousands of soldiers for a potential large-scale military conflict as early as next year.
The Tory foreign secretary contributed to a warning sent to Putin that there will be "massive consequences" if Russia invades Ukraine.
Earlier today a defence minister told parliament a nuclear war with Russia over Ukraine would be “a very unwelcome outcome”.
It comes as Liz Truss, UK’s foreign secretary, said this weekend that Putin has to intervene in the “shameful manufactured migrant crisis” unfolding at the Belarusian border.
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