LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is working on a package deal of military support and financial assist for Ukraine as the specter of a Russian invasion grows, a authorities spokesperson mentioned on Sunday.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a visit to Europe later this week to construct support to finish the standoff with Russia. Although there have been no particulars of the place Johnson would go to, his workplace mentioned he wished to have interaction more with Nordic and Baltic nations.
“The disaster on Ukraine’s border has reached a important juncture. All the knowledge now we have suggests Russia could possibly be a planning an invasion of Ukraine at any second,” the spokesperson mentioned.
The United States and Britain have mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin may order an invasion earlier than the tip of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 20 in what can be Europe’s largest safety disaster for many years.
Russia, which has more than 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border, has denied accusations that it could be planning to invade and has accused Western nations of spreading lies to distract from their very own aggressive acts.
The spokesperson mentioned Johnson was working with allies on the package deal of support for Ukraine to be introduced within the coming days.
Britain has been supplying anti-tank weapons and coaching personnel to Ukraine though these troops had been ordered to go away on the weekend.
“There continues to be a window of alternative for de-escalation and diplomacy, and the prime minister will proceed to work tirelessly alongside our allies to get Russia to step again from the brink,” the spokesperson mentioned.
Britain’s support for Ukraine comes as Johnson is grappling with the worst home political disaster of his premiership, with police investigating lockdown events at his Downing Street workplace and residence. He is being questioned by police.
The allegations of rule-breaking have undermined Johnson’s authority and led some lawmakers from his ruling Conservative Party in addition to opposition leaders to name for him to resign.
(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
