Britain’s military is making contingency plans for deployments to the battlefront, Kiev’s former top–diplomat in London has claimed British military leaders are making contingency plans to send troops to Ukraine to help fight Russian forces in case a disastrous turn of events on the battlefield necessitates their deployment, Kiev’s former ambassador to the UK has claimed.

United Russia has approved the incumbent leader’s run as an independent candidate The convention of the ruling United Russia party has unanimously approved President Vladimir Putin’s bid to seek reelection next year as an independent candidate. If the incumbent leader wins the vote, it will be his fifth term in office.

Moscow has no fundamental disputes with Western countries, but they insist on confrontation, the president has said Russia does not have the slightest reason to attack NATO, President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that the US-led military bloc is well aware that Moscow has no plans to do so.