Sharjah24 – AFP: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a fresh diplomatic push in the coming week as part of efforts to defuse the Ukraine crisis, his office said Sunday.
The statement came after his defence minister suggested some nations were not taking a strong enough stand against Moscow, as fears grows among some western the countries that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine.
Johnson will hold talks with other world leaders, and is particularly keen to talk to the Nordic and Baltic countries, the statement from Downing Street said.
"The crisis on Ukraine's border has reached a critical juncture," said a Downing Street spokesman.
"All the information we have suggests Russia could be planning an invasion of Ukraine at any moment.
"This would have disastrous consequences for both Ukraine and Russia."
The prime minister would work with Britain's allies to try to head off the crisis, the spokesman added.
Earlier, in comments published in The Sunday Times newspaper, Johnson's defence minister Ben Wallace suggested some Western countries were not being tough enough with Moscow.
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