RIOT police march in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after they quelled widespread protests — aided by Russian troops.
It got here as new £3.2billion Royal Navy plane service HMS Prince of Wales ready to set sail to assist Nato defend Ukraine from a potential Moscow invasion.
Capt Steve Higham mentioned his crew had been braced for the menace from President Vladimir Putin.
He added. “We perceive the menace from Russia and we're prepared to reply.”
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace mentioned yesterday the West “should put together for the worst”.
Greater than 100,000 Russian troops have massed on Ukraine’s borders and President Putin has demanded Nato cease admitting new members.
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman mentioned Moscow’s calls for had been “non-starters”.
“We is not going to enable anybody to shut Nato’s open-door coverage,” she mentioned.
Ukraine’s navy chief Lt Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, 48, mentioned his forces would defend their nation “till the final drop of blood”.
HMS Prince of Wales will sail with none F-35 jets on board – relying as an alternative on Merlin sub-hunting choppers and drones to problem Russia within the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea.
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