UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Putin Is Plotting 'Biggest War In Europe Since 1945'

Daily Mail: Boris believes there is still hope of avoiding war despite Putin 'ordering Ukraine invasion': Macron tells PM Russian leader may be willing to pull back forces after claims troops 'are making battle plans' as tanks head towards border

* President Putin has allegedly given Russian troops orders to invade Ukraine after, intelligence sources said

* Russian troops were said to be making final battle plans as they plan to invade, US intelligence claimed

* Armoured tanks from Russia sprayed with 'Z' marking suspected to be for allocated roles in imminent invasion

* Putin and Belarusian President Lukashenko extended military drills in Belarus that were due to end Sunday

* A British expat has said small community will 'fight like devils' with Ukraine in event of a Russian incursion

* Convoys were spotted in Russia and Belarus and there was intense shelling in Lugansk, eastern Ukraine

* It comes as explosions are believed to have been heard in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, late on Saturday

* That followed 1,500 ceasefire violations having been reported in east Ukraine in one day - highest this year

* The U.S. embassy in Russia cautioned Americans to have evacuation plans, citing the threat of attacks in Moscow and along the Russian border with

Ukraine Boris Johnson tonight said the next week will be 'crucial for diplomacy' as he suggested there is still hope of avoiding a war between Russia and Ukraine, despite US intelligence sources claiming Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to invade Kiev.

The British Prime Minister said a phone call between French President Emmanuel Macron and Putin earlier on Sunday, where the Russian leader agreed on the 'need to favour a diplomatic solution' to the ongoing crisis, was a 'welcome sign'.

But US intelligence sources have alleged Russian commanders on the ground have already received orders to proceed with an invasion of Kiev and they are now making specific battle plans on how they will attack.

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WNU Editor: I do not think most NATO nations will agree .... Boris Johnson calls on NATO to go global (Politico).

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Putin Is Plotting 'Biggest War In Europe Since 1945'

Putin is plotting 'biggest war in Europe since 1945': Boris warns Kremlin has already moved on invasion and vows sanctions to stop Russia trading in pounds and dollars - as West readies to arm insurgency after occupation -- Daily Mail

U.K. Warns Russia Could Start Europe's 'Biggest War Since 1945' -- Moscow Times/AFP

Russia plans ‘biggest war since 1945’ – British PM -- RT

UK's Johnson: Putin may be thinking 'illogically' about Ukraine -- The Hill

West could cut U.S. dollar access for Russian companies, UK's Johnson says -- Reuters

West Could Cut Off Russian Companies' Access To U.S. Dollar, British PM Says -- RFE

Boris Johnson: Putin, His Associates and Companies Important to Russia Would Be Targets of British Sanctions -- VOA

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US And Russian Chiefs Of Staff Discuss Ukraine In Rare Phone Call

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (left) and his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov (file photo) The Hill: Milley speaks with Russian counterpart for first time since start of war Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley spoke with his Russian counterpart on Thursday, the first such conversation between the two since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine began in late February, according to the Pentagon. Milley spoke by phone with Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian general staff, and they “discussed several security-related issues of concern and agreed to keep the lines of communication open,” Joint Staff spokesperson Col. Dave Butler said in a readout of the conversation. The Pentagon did not provide further information on the conversation. Read more .... WNU Editor: So much for the reports last week that Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Valery Gerasimov was fired b...

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