Summary

  • UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss holds frosty news conference with Russian counterpart

  • Sergei Lavrov says relations between UK and Russia leave "much to be desired"

  • Meanwhile Truss accuses Russia of "Cold War rhetoric"

  • In Brussels, Boris Johnson warns the Ukraine-Russia crisis is at its "most dangerous moment"

  • The UK PM then went to Poland as part of a diplomatic push

  • Russia has been massing troops on its neighbour's borders and in Belarus for months

  • And Johnson warns the intelligence on a possible invasion "remains grim"

Live Reporting

Edited by Owen Amos

  1. What's happening today?

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    Boris Johnson is travelling to Brussels and Warsaw in support of Nato allies, as he says the military alliance must not compromise its principles amid tension with Russia over Ukraine.

    Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace are to meet their Russian counterparts in Moscow later.

    Russian denies plans to invade Ukraine but has 100,000 troops on its border as it seeks assurances its neighbour will not be allowed to join Nato.

    Truss has said she is determined to stand up for freedom and democracy and intends to urge Moscow to pursue a diplomatic solution.

    Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is also expected to meet the Nato secretary-general in Brussels during the day.

    The latest diplomatic efforts come as Russia and Belarus prepare to start 10 days of joint military drills, which the US described as "escalatory".

  2. Good morning and welcome

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage as Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Nato allies in Brussels amid tensions in Ukraine.

    His Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will be in Russia for talks with their counterparts there - as Moscow denies planning to invade Ukraine.