'This package would send a clear message to the Kremlin,' UK's PM Boris Johnson says after announcing plan of massive NATO deployment of land forces, warships, fighter jets to support European countries
British Royal Air Force's Typhoon Eurofighter jets demonstrate the interception of a Belgian air force transport plane as they fly over Britain, January 14, 2020.
Boris Johnson is expected to speak to the Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, and travel to the region. The British leader said if Russian President Putin chose "bloodshed and destruction" in Ukraine, it would be "a tragedy for Europe".Johnson, who has been under intense political pressure for weeks following a series of scandals, said Friday he will speak to Put in in the coming days to urge de-escalation over Ukraine.Relations between Russia and the West are at their lowest point since the Cold War after Moscow deployed tens of thousands of troops on the border of Ukraine.
The possible deployment of aircraft, warships and military specialists, as well as troops and weaponry, will reinforce NATO's defences and "underpin the UK's support for Nordic and Baltic partners", according to Johnson's office.
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