A Russian intrusion of Ukraine is ‘inevitable and imminent’, senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has actually alerted.
The plain caution follows a huge cyber-attack on Ukraine left much of the nation without heat, light and access to cash.
Experts now think it was an effort by Vladimir Putin to destabilise the previous Soviet state prior to a physical intrusion.
‘I am afraid an invasion by Russian forces is inevitable and imminent and we have allowed this to happen,’ Mr Ellwood informed the Daily Mail.
‘We had the opportunity to place sufficient military hardware and personnel in Ukraine to make president Putin think twice about invading but we failed to do so.’
He included: ‘Only president Putin understands what he is going to do next, however next week would appear essential.
‘He has negotiated himself into a corner and after Nato refused to bow to his threats seemingly only one option remains.’
In a subsequent tweet, the Commons Defence Committee chairman composed: ‘Russia is on the brink of an invasion. And once again will try to re-draw the map of Eastern Europe. History will ask – why did we not learn from history?’
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss condemned Russia’s military accumulation on the Ukraine border and contacted Moscow to ‘halt its aggression’.
She tweeted: ‘Russia is waging a disinformation project meant to destabilise and validate an intrusion of its sovereign neighbour Ukraine.
‘Russia must halt its aggression, deescalate and engage in meaningful talks.’
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace likewise stated a Russian intrusion would breach the ‘most basic freedoms and sovereignty’.
Issuing a cautioning to Moscow, Mr Wallace stated there would be ‘consequences’ of any hostility towards Ukraine.
Tensions on the Ukrainian border continue to be laden, with the United States recommending a ‘false-flag operation’ is being prepared.
Mr Wallace satisfied his Nordic equivalents recently to go over Russia’s continued hostility and military accumulation of 100,000 soldiers on Ukraine’s border.
The Defence Secretary stated: ‘The UK and our Nordic partners are unified in our technique to maintaining European security.
‘My conversations today have actually been straight about deepening bilateral relations, shared security and the effects of Russian hostility towards Ukraine.
‘Our discussions were clear that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a strategic mistake, violating the most basic freedoms and sovereignty.’
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