Moscow could be just moments away from ordering a full-blown invasion of Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has alleged, amid reports of heavy shelling and explosions near the contact line in the Donbass.
Speaking at a press conference alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Johnson claimed that the world is at “a very dangerous moment in history” and stands “on the brink of what could be a war in Europe.”
“If Ukraine is invaded and if Ukraine is overwhelmed, we will witness the destruction of a democratic state,” the British PM went on. In the event the Kremlin were to order its troops to cross the border, he said, the “shock will echo around the world.”