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British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace will soon meet with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, BBC News reports.
According to the journalists of the portal, the head of the British Ministry of Defense confirmed to them that he would soon go to Moscow for negotiations with the Russian defense minister.
According to the media, Wallace said there was still a “chance” to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, he added that he was “not optimistic.”
“It is important that we have a strong voice on sanctions so that the Russians know that we are seriously thinking about the consequences and ready to act,” Wallace was quoted by The Times as saying.
The UK defense secretary is currently on a diplomatic tour of Europe to urge allies to support tough sanctions against Russia and send deadly weapons to Ukraine.
According to The Times, citing a source in the Department of Defense, Wallace’s trip is devoted to discussing ways to “do more” to help Ukraine.
According to the publication, the Netherlands, which Wallace first visited, is now considering sending sniper rifles, anti-tank missile systems and helmets to Ukraine.
“It must be justified as a defense,” the military source said.
According to The Times source in the Ministry of Defense, Wallace, during a meeting with his German counterpart Christina Lambrecht, said that Nord Stream 2 should be used as a “lever of pressure” on the Kremlin.
“What we want from Germany, as Europe’s largest economy, is a stronger signal of sanctions,” Wallace was quoted as saying by The Times.
According to him, Nord Stream 2 is a real lever of pressure that the West should use for the benefit of all of Europe.
According to media reports, next week the British Defense Secretary will visit Slovakia and Hungary to discuss how the allies can respond to the crisis unfolding on Ukraine’s border with Russia.
The UK and other NATO allies are considering a US request to deploy hundreds more troops to support member states in Eastern Europe ahead of any Russian invasion or attack on Ukraine.
A day earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during a speech in the House of Commons: “If Russia invades Ukraine, we will be ready to contribute to any new deployments of NATO troops to protect our allies in Europe.”
Source: Rosbalt
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