‘Countdown to war’: how the papers covered fears of an imminent Ukraine invasion

Front pages focus on the diplomatic efforts of Boris Johnson and Olaf Scholz amid warnings Russia could invade within days

Fears that diplomatic efforts will fail to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine within days are writ large across most of today's front pages, despite the latest talks announced by Boris Johnson and German chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The Mirror carries an air of the inevitable with the headline Countdown to war", saying Vladimir Putin has continued to mass troops at the border and quoting No 10 saying there could be an invasion at any moment".