LONDON – UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss on Monday said that the United Kingdom and its NATO allies are speeding up preparations for the worst case scenario in view of what she claimed was a “highly likely” Russian invasion of Ukraine, reported Sputnik.
“Diplomacy must be pursued but a Russian invasion of Ukraine looks highly likely. The UK and allies are stepping up preparations for the worst case scenario,” Truss wrote on her Twitter account after meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels.
She did not provide any details about what kind of preparations were underway.
The UK foreign secretary also repeated threats that Western powers would impose severe economic sanctions against Moscow in the event of a Russian military incursion into its neighbouring country.
“We must make the cost for Russia intolerably high,” Truss added.
Moscow has repeatedly denied Western claims of Russia’s alleged preparations for an “invasion” of Ukraine, emphasising that it is not threatening anyone and at the same time expressing strong concerns over NATO’s military activity near the Russian borders, which it deems a threat to its national security.
