https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b...sion-jd7x5ffxq
Boris Johnson warns Putin against Ukraine invasion
Boris Johnson has told President Putin that any
invasion of Ukrainewould have “significant consequences” as Russia warned conflict was inevitable if Nato continued its expansion toward its borders.
In a phone call
Johnson told Putin that the UK was committed to Ukraine’s “territorial integrity and sovereignty” and that any “destabilising action” by Russia would be met with a united response from the West.
In Moscow Russia’s deputy foreign minister gave the Kremlin’s first explicit warning of military action, amplifying tensions with Ukraine.
“A lack of progress towards a political-diplomatic solution would mean that our response will be military and military-technical,” Sergei Ryabkov told the state news agency RIA Novosti. “There will be confrontation”.
“There’s no trust in Nato as an alliance. We’re no longer playing these kinds of games and don’t believe in Nato’s assurances.”…..
Ryabkov is expected to meet Karen Donfried, the American assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, this week in Moscow.