Here is the full report on Boris Johnson’s trip to Ukraine today from our diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour.
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Summary
Another busy day today. Here is a summary of all the developments:
- Vladimir Putin accused the US of ignoring Russia’s security proposals in his first public comments on the growing crisis since December.
- Boris Johnson travelled to Kyiv and held talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. UK foreign secretary Liz Truss got Covid and missed the trip.
- Johnson said there was a “clear and present danger” of an imminent Russian campaign.
- He warned Putin that the UK would impose sanctions the “moment the first Russian toecap” entered Ukraine.
- Zelenskiy said Ukrainians would “stand until the very end” in a war, which he warned would engulf Europe.
- US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that the consequences of an invasion would be “swift and severe”.
- Johnson and Putin’s phone call was finally rescheduled to Wednesday afternoon.
- Poland promised to provide Ukraine with arms supplies, including artillery shells, light mortars, and surface-to-air missiles.
- Italy’s defence ministry confirmed the presence of six Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea but said Moscow was not showing “escalatory behaviour”.
