British troops have been deployed to Poland, where tensions with Belarus are highThe head of the armed forces has said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could trigger the biggest conflict since the Second World War, as it emerged that Britain could launch a military response to thwart an attack. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the chief of the defence staff, said that the build-up of 90,000 Russian troops on Ukraine’s border was deeply worrying. SponsoredBen Wallace, the defence secretary, said there was a “range of measures” to ensure Nato, of which Britain is a member, helps Ukraine to see off any threat to its sovereignty, including the use of “defence capabilities”, without saying what those would be. A cyber-response has not been ruled out. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin described the build-up of Russian troops on Ukraine’s border as “deeply worrying” UWE DEFFNER/ALAMYWallace said an invasion would have “severe, long-term and far-reaching consequences” for

Source: The Times December 08, 2021 23:50 UTC