threat from russia. the british embassy remains open and will continue to carry out essential work. the intelligence is very clear that there are 60 russian battle groups on the borders of ukraine. the plan for a lightning war that could take out kyiv is one that everybody can see. we need to make it very clear to the kremlin, to russia that that would be a disastrous step. officials at the foreign office said the decision was a response to the growing risk of a russian incursion, not the result of a specific threat against british diplomats. the families of us diplomats who work at its us embassy in kyiv have also been ordered home and some nonessential staff have been given the option to leave. i have no higher responsibility than the safety and well being of the folks who work for the state department and who are under my care ina sense. so we are tracking this very closely.
kind of meeting of eu leaders and nato leaders in which borisjohnson was involved, as well, is obviously designed to be a deterrent and it s designed to be a deterrent and it s designed as a unified response, to use diplomacy to threaten russia with sanctions whether any of it will be terribly forceful in terms of prudent s eyes, i doubt it vladimir putin s eyes. there s talk of this lightning war, him intending to quickly invade kyiv and install a progression leader it seems like a situation coming to a boiling point that s been dominating the pages, more than the downing street birthday parties. and i think biden s intention, ifear it might be too little, too late and not taken seriously enough because of his previous comments. taken seriously enough because of his previous comments. paige? what s his previous comments. poly? what s fascinatin: his previous comments. poly? what s fascinating here his previous comments. poly? what s fascinating here is his previous comment
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hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, chief executive of demos, and claire cohen, women s editor at the telegraph. tomorrow s front pages, before we hear from them. the front page of the i focusses on the reports of another party in downing street during the first coronavirus lockdown this one, a surprise birthday party for borisjohnson. the guardian also features the news of downing street lockdown parties, saying the prime minister is facing renewed anger from mps and bereaved families over the allegations. the metro s front page reports that nato has ordered warplanes and battleshops to eastern europe as borisjohnson accuses russia of planning a lightning war on ukraine. it says battle shops, but i think it means battleships. the financial times also focusses