blinken said there had been a frank and substa ntive exchange. he also warned of a swift and severe response, and massive consequences if moscow was to invade. but the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said there are no plans to attack ukraine, adding he hoped emotions will calm down. meanwhile, the first members of a 30 strong british military team have arrived in ukraine to help train local forces to use of anti tank weapons. borisjohnson says any russian incursion would be a disaster for both countries and the world. russian surface to air missiles on the move in the country s far east, due to join what russia calls military drills close to ukraine next month part of an invasion plan or merely russia visibly piling on the pressure? the atmosphere in geneva is febrile. the stakes couldn t be higher or the mood less optimistic.
welcome to bbc news, i m jane welcome to bbc news, i mjane hill. talks have been held in geneva between foreign ministers from russia and the us about fears that russia could invade ukraine. the us secretary of state anthony blinken said there had been a frank and substa ntive exchange. he also warned of a swift and severe response, and massive consequences were moscow to invade. but the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, said there are no plans to attack ukraine, adding he hoped emotions will calm down. well, the first members of a 30 strong british military team have arrived in ukraine to help train local forces to use of anti tank weapons. borisjohnson says any russian incursion would be a disaster for both countries, and the world. this report from paul adams. russian surface to air missiles on the move
hello, good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. in the last hour talks between foreign ministers from russia and the us over fears that russia could invade ukraine have concluded. us secretary of stake anthony blinken said there had been a frank and substa ntive exchange. he also warned of a swift and severe response and massive consequences if moscow was to invade. but the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said there are no plans to attack ukraine, adding he hoped emotions will calm down. meanwhile, the first members of a 30 strong british military team have arrived in ukraine to help train local forces to use of anti tank weapons. borisjohnson says any russian incursion would be a disaster for both countries, and the world. this report is from paul adams.