Russia vs Ukraine news: Putin invasion fears ‘could spark WW3’ as UK pulls embassy staff & NATO sends in warships & jets
The UK has pulled out it’s Embassy staff in Kiev as fears over a Russian invasion grow amid NATO sending in reinforcements to the region.
Sky news reports how the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office insists the Kyiv embassy “remains open and will continue to carry out essential work”.
It comes after the UK this morning REFUSED to rule out sending more troops to Ukraine as the threat of a Russian invasion of the Eastern European nation intensifies.
Speaking hours after it was claimed the Russian president plans to install a ‘puppet government’ in Kiev, Dominic Raab said there will be “severe consequences” for the Kremlin.
“The Foreign Secretary and Foreign Office have come out making clear what the designs of the Russian government are,” he told Sky’s Trevor Phillips.
“We don’t go into things like sources, but it’s very clear there’s a concerted military build-up and a threat to the democracy and integrity of Ukraine. Putin and Moscow have a habit of trying to take advantage of opportunities when the world’s attention is elsewhere.”
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