The defence secretary will fly to Moscow today with a new package of sanctions in an attempt to persuade the Kremlin to step back from the brink of war.
Ben Wallace will make clear the heavy cost attached to a hypothetical invasion of Ukraine, telling General Sergey Shoigu, the Russian defence minister, that such a move would be a “lose-lose” situation, Report informs, citing The Times.
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, head of the armed forces, who is accompanying Wallace on the visit — the first by a British defence secretary in more than 20 years — will also come face to face with General Valery Gerasimov, his Russian counterpart.