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Do not play into expansionist Nato narrative, minister warns

Minister for the armed forces James Heappey has warned against playing into an “expansionist” narrative of Nato and extending the alliance’s “collective security” to a non-member. Mr Heappey said the deterrence of Russia needed to go beyond economic ...

14 Feb 2022 at 06:25

Britons told to leave Ukraine immediately amid threat of invasion by Russia

Britons have been told to leave Ukraine immediately over concerns of a possible invasion by Russian forces. The Foreign Office updated its advice on Friday evening to tell UK nationals to “leave now while commercial means are still available”. The ...

11 Feb 2022 at 19:55

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace fears Russian attack on Ukraine is ‘highly likely’

The Defence Secretary has compared diplomatic efforts to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine to appeasement as he said it is “highly likely” Vladimir Putin will order an attack despite the concerted talks to avert war. Ben Wallace said there is ...

13 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Ukraine criticises Ben Wallace’s appeasement comparison with diplomacy efforts

Ukraine has criticised the Defence Secretary’s comparison of diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing an invasion by Russia to appeasement as unhelpful, saying now is the wrong time to “offend our partners”. Ben Wallace was on Sunday heading back ...

13 Feb 2022 at 13:25

Johnson joins efforts to bring Putin ‘back from the brink’ of war in Ukraine

Boris Johnson will join last-ditch diplomatic efforts to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin “back from the brink” of war in Ukraine as the crisis enters a “critical juncture”. Downing Street conceded Moscow could be planning to invade “at ...

14 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Thousands of Britons told to leave Ukraine now amid threat of invasion by Russia

Thousands of Britons are being urged to flee Ukraine immediately over growing concerns that Russia could launch an invasion in the coming days. The Foreign Office updated its advice on Friday evening to urge UK nationals to “leave now while ...

12 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Biden warns Putin of devastating costs of Ukrainian invasion, as Britons return

US President Joe Biden warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering”, as Britons urged to flee the region began arriving back in the UK. The White House account of the crisis ...

12 Feb 2022 at 19:55

Johnson to engage in diplomatic push as Ukraine crisis reaches critical juncture

Boris Johnson will travel to Europe later this week as part of intensive diplomatic efforts to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin “back from the brink” of war in Ukraine. The Prime Minister, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign ...

14 Feb 2022 at 11:25

UK warns against all travel to Haiti as violence continues

The UK Government is warning against all travel to Haiti amid intense fighting and spiralling gang violence in the Caribbean country. Attacks on key government targets across the capital, Port-au-Prince, began on February 29, ...

11 Mar 2024 at 17:17

Britons urged to flee Ukraine as Russia could attack ‘at no notice’

Britons are being urged to flee Ukraine immediately because Russia has amassed the firepower to attack “at no notice”, as diplomatic efforts to avert war continue. Nato allies were ordering citizens to leave while fears grew ...

12 Feb 2022 at 10:55

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