PM fears Europe on ‘precipice’ as Russia expands forces on Ukraine’s borders

On a day of rushed British diplomacy, military analysts estimate Moscow has now assembled a force capable of invading

Boris Johnson said he feared Europe stood on the edge of a precipice" as some experts declared that Russia has now assembled a force on the borders of Ukraine that would be capable of invading.

On a day of rushed British diplomacy, the prime minister said he hoped Russian president, Vladimir Putin, would disengage and de-escalate" while the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, held frosty discussions with her counterpart in Moscow and announced further sanctions legislation.