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British defence minister backs de-escalation of Ukraine-Russia crisis

Hungarian Defence Minister Tibor Benko attends a joint news conference with British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in Budapest, Hungary, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace said on Monday it was important to defuse the Ukraine-Russia crisis as a war would lead to greater instability, higher fuel prices and migrant flows.

Wallace also expressed support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's planned trip to Russia on Tuesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin, adding: "We need to de-escalate this and stand up for the right for sovereignty of Ukraine".

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