British veterans and troops must not travel to Ukraine as they could risk dragging the UK into the conflict, a Tory minister has said.
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey blasted serving soldiers who have gone AWOL to join the fighting and said it is "illegal" and "100% not the correct thing to do".
Three or four members of the British forces have gone out to fight in Ukraine, he confirmed, and warned Vladimir Putin could claim the UK was being "belligerent".
