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Any incursion into Ukraine by Russia would be a “massive strategic mistake” that would “come at a severe cost” to Moscow, the foreign secretary has told MPs.
Making a statement in the Commons, Liz Truss said the UK’s commitment to Ukraine is “unwavering”.
“We stand with our friend against hostile actors and we will defend democracy at the frontier of freedom in eastern Europe and around the world,” she said.
“Any Russian military incursion into Ukraine would be a massive strategic mistake and would come at a severe cost.”
‘Russia is the aggressor here’
A build-up of an estimated 100,000 Russian troops and military equipment on the Ukrainian border has sparked fears Moscow is preparing to invade the country.
Russia denies this, but it has made a series of security guarantees it wants from the West.
The crisis comes seven years after Russian forces marched into Crimea and seized the territory from Ukraine.
The foreign secretary said Russia was waging a campaign to “subvert its democratic neighbours” accompanied by “baseless rhetoric and disinformation”.
“They have falsely cast Ukraine as a threat to justify their aggressive stance. They falsely accuse NATO of provocation – this could not be further from the truth,” she said.
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Russia ‘isn’t threatening anybody’
“Russia is the aggressor here. They have massed a huge number of troops along the Ukrainian border and in illegally annexed Crimea.
“There is no justification whatsoever for Russia’s bellicose stance towards Ukraine. It is unprovoked and it is part of a wider pattern of behaviour by…
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Source : skynews
