West plans to arm resistance if Russian forces occupy Ukraine

Invasion must be seen to fail', says Boris Johnson, as western allies hold secret talks about how to give military backing to Kyiv

Secret discussions are under way between western allies over how to arm what they expect to be fierce Ukrainian resistance in the event of a Russian invasion that topples the Kyiv government.

Boris Johnson laid bare the case for such a move in a dramatic speech to the Munich security conference where he stated it was in the collective self-interests of the west for any Russian invasion to fail and be seen to fail".