Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said there is a “very significant risk” that Russian forces will invade Ukraine.
Speaking to the BBC’s Sophie Raworth he urged President Putin to “step back from the brink”.
Russia has moved 100,000 troops near to its border with Ukraine but denies it is planning an invasion.
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