Final Warning Putin! It's Peace Or You'll Pay High Price

As war looms, PM and Biden tell Russia ‘crucial window for diplomacy’ is still open

- Macer Hall

THE far-reaching consequences of war were spelt out to Russia last night in a final push for peace by Boris Johnson and Joe Biden.

The Prime Minister and the US President held a crisis call agreeing a “crucial window for diplomacy was still open” to avert Vladimir Putin’s feared invasion of Ukraine.

The leaders sent a stark message to Putin threatening widespread “damage” to Russia with a “significant package of sanctions” if he ordered his 130,000-strong army into Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials said they expect Russia to launch an invasion tomorrow.

Mr Johnson admitted that the world is “on the edge of a precipice” with intelligence agencies reporting that a massive armoured offensive targeting Kiev could be hours away.

The Prime Minister said: “We need to get ready to impose some very, very severe economic consequences on Russia.”

Mr Johnson will today chair a meeting of the Whitehall emergency planning committee to discuss the imminent Ukraine invasion threat with ministers and security chiefs. Lats night, he cut short a tour of the UK planned for this week to dash back to Downing Street to focus on the crisis.

Speaking in Scotland yesterday before abandoning his tour, the PM said: “I think the evidence is pretty clear.

“You’ve got about 130,000 troops massing on the Ukrainian border. There’s all sorts of other signs that show there are serious preparations for an invasion.