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British Troops “Unlikely” To Fight In Ukraine – UK Foreign Secretary
- Russia has placed about 100,000 troops, tanks, artillery and missiles near Ukraine’s border…
EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is a “real threat” of Russia invading Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned, but it is “very unlikely” British soldiers would be deployed to fight in any conflict.
Instead, she said the UK was sending weapons to Ukraine and “strengthening” its sanction system so oligarchs close to the Kremlin had “nowhere to hide”.
She said the UK was also offering extra support to nearby NATO allies.
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Any invasion would be “terrible for Europe”, Truss told the BBC.
Russia has placed about 100,000 troops, tanks, artillery and missiles near Ukraine’s border, but denies it plans to invade the former Soviet republic, which borders both Russia and the EU.
But Truss said it was “highly likely” that President Vladimir Putin was looking to invade.
“We’re doing all we can through deterrence and diplomacy to urge him to desist,” she told BBC One’s Sunday Morning programme.
Economic sanctions – punishments put on a state, individuals or organisations by another country – could target Russian financial institutions, energy companies, and those who are “key to… the continuation of the Russian regime”.
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Under new legislation, sanctions could potentially target “any interest that has an impact on the Russian government”, she said.
The Foreign Office is expected to announce tougher sanctions in Parliament on Monday.
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