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Amy Gibbons

Boris Johnson to chair Cobra meeting over Ukraine crisis as UK to sanction Russia

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Tolga Akmen/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

The Prime Minister will chair a Cobra meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, as he warned a Russian invasion could happen “in the coming hours and days”.

The meeting, which is scheduled to take place at 6.30am, will be used to “coordinate the UK response”, including agreeing a “significant package of sanctions to be introduced immediately”, according to a Downing Street spokesperson.

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