The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Russia’s plan to invade Ukraine would lead to the largest conflict in Europe since the Second World War.
Mr. Johnson said he wanted people to understand the sheer cost in human life that an incursion into Ukraine would bring, with casualties on both sides.
In an interview on the outskirts of the Munich Security Conference, Mr. Johnson said; “I think a lot of people need to understand the sheer cost in human life that could entail, not just for Ukrainians but for Russians.”
Meanwhile, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that President Vladimir Putin “will not stop at Ukraine” as, she argued, he is looking to piece the Soviet Union back together.
The comments came as Ukraine’s military said two soldiers died on Saturday as violence escalated in the east of the country between government forces and rebels.
There are growing fears Russia could use the increase in tension in the separatist-held region as a pretext for an attack.
News source: RTE