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UK defence secretary cuts short holiday as Ukraine crisis deepens

Ben Wallace to return early from abroad owing to concerns about possible imminent Russian invasion

The Guardian - UK

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace cuts family holiday short amid 'worsening' Ukraine crisis

The UK believes that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is "highly likely" as Vladimir Putin amasses an estimated 130,000 Russian troops and heavy firepower at the border

Daily Mirror

British defence minister cancels holiday as Ukraine crisis deepens

British defence minister Ben Wallace is returning from a holiday overseas to deal with what he called the "worsening" crisis in Ukraine as he warned that Russia could invade within days.

Reuters

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Ukraine criticises UK defence secretary for comparing Russia diplomacy to Nazi appeasement

Ben Wallace cuts short family holiday amid fears invasion could begin within days

The Independent UK

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace cuts short family holiday amid Ukraine tensions

Cabinet minister only arrived in the undisclosed European country on Saturday

Wales Online

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace leaves family holiday early due to Ukraine fears

The Cabinet minister had been due to have a long weekend away with his wife and children for half-term.

The Independent UK

Ukraine criticises Ben Wallace’s appeasement comparison with diplomacy efforts

The Defence Secretary was returning early from a family holiday on Sunday in light of the ‘worsening situation in Ukraine’.

The Independent UK

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Russian attack on Ukraine 'highly likely' as Defence Secretary returns to Whitehall

Ben Wallace MP said he was cancelling his holiday plans as US intelligence pencil in Wednesday as a possible day for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Daily Record

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace cuts short holiday as Ukraine crisis worsens

Airlines have begun suspending flights to Ukraine

Evening Standard

UK fears Russian invasion of Ukraine 'highly likely' despite diplomatic efforts to avoid war

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said there is a “whiff of Munich in the air” after trip to Moscow last week

Daily Mirror

Ukraine crisis live: Kyiv creates $592m fund to keep airspace open; UK defence secretary cuts short holiday – as it happened

Latest updates: Move comes as some airlines scrap flights amid tensions; Ben Wallace returning to UK due to situation

The Guardian - UK

Latest updates: Biden, Zelenskyy agree to pursue diplomacy

Two leaders agree in phone call on both carrot and stick in response to Russian military buildup, White House says.

Al Jazeera

Biden and Zelensky agree on need for ‘diplomacy and deterrence’ during call on Ukraine crisis

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed on the need to pursue ‘diplomacy and deterrence’ in response to Russia’s buildup of more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine. Catch up on the day's events as they unfolded on FRANCE 24.

France 24

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace: Russian attack on Ukraine ‘highly likely’

Ben Wallace says there is a 'whiff of Munich in the air' amid efforts to halt attack

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The Independent UK

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace fears Russian attack on Ukraine is ‘highly likely’

He compared diplomatic efforts to appeasement, saying there is a ‘whiff of Munich in the air’.

The Independent UK

‘Whiff of Munich’ over Western response to Ukraine crisis, says defence secretary Ben Wallace

France says Putin has given no indication of a plan to invade Ukraine

The Independent UK

Thousands of Britons told to leave Ukraine now amid threat of invasion by Russia

The Foreign Office urged UK nationals to ‘leave now while commercial means are still available’.

Evening Standard

Ukraine: Foreign Office tells all Brits to leave immediately as US warns Russia could invade during Olympics

Foreign Office warns against all travel to country as White House says ‘we are in the window of when an invasion begins at any time’

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The Guardian - UK

Cooperation between UK and Russia ‘close to zero’, Wallace told by Kremlin

Defence secretary says Moscow has given assurances it is not planning invasion as he warns of consequences

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Urges Russian Action to Back Up Denial it Plans to Invade Ukraine

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said he took Russian assurances that Moscow will not invade Ukraine seriously, but that he wanted to see accompanying action and hoped his talks in Moscow on Friday had helped reduce tensions. Wallace met Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as Russia holds huge military exercises…

The Independent UK

Russia could invade Ukraine at any time, says Wallace

Following talks in Moscow, the Defence Secretary said Russian assurances they were not planning an attack would be judged ‘by the evidence’.

Reuters

UK defence minister says troops sent to Ukraine for training to return soon

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said British troops sent to Ukraine for training purposes would return soon and that he hoped his talks with Russia's defence minister on Friday had contributed to a de-escalation in the standoff over Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian military ready to consider resuming cooperation with Britain - RIA

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his British counterpart Ben Wallace that his ministry was ready to consider resuming cooperation with Britain on military issues, RIA news agency reported on Friday, citing a defence ministry statement.

Reuters

Russia to respond soon to U.S. and NATO on security - report

Russia will respond "in the nearest future" to counterproposals on European security made by the United States and NATO, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his British counterpart Ben Wallace at a meeting in Moscow, the Interfax news agency reported.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Several countries urge nationals to leave

Ukraine news from February 11: US, UK, others advise citizens to leave amid warnings of a potential Russian attack.

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