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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent

Russia and Ukraine crisis moving ‘wrong way’, says UK defence secretary

Video grab released by the Russian defence ministry shows combat crews of the S-400 air defence system during joint exercises in Belarus.
Video grab released by the Russian defence ministry shows combat crews of the S-400 air defence system during joint exercises in Belarus. Photograph: Russian defence ministry/AFP/Getty Images

Huge numbers of refugees could be forced to flee Ukraine for other eastern European countries if Russian troops invade, the UK’s defence secretary has warned, as he admitted that military tensions were still moving the “wrong way”.

Ben Wallace said it would be a “lose-lose” scenario if Moscow directed its soldiers stationed along Ukraine’s borders with Russia and Belarus to attack.

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