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Def Sec: "We Listened To Assurances That Russia Would Not Invade Ukraine"

UK

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace delivering a press conference from the British Embassy in Moscow following talks with his Russian counterpary Sergei Shoigu.

  • Link to livestream: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1vAGRkLmNPyJl
  • Andrew Roth at The Guardian tweets: "Ben Wallace now speaking at UK embassy in Moscow says he had a ‘candid and frank’ discussion with Russian defense min Sergei Shoigu and head of army chief of staff Valery Gerasimov. “We listened to assurances… that they would not invade Ukraine.”
  • Ben Riley-Smith at The Telegraph: "Defence Sec Ben Wallace says there could be an "invasion of a neighbouring country at any time" by the Russian troops on the Ukrainian border."
  • Larisa Brown at The Times: "I heard clearly from the Russian government they had no intention of invading Ukraine and I also heard some of their concerns" says Wallace following talks in Moscow"

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