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Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance had not seen any evidence of a Russian withdrawal.
Arriving at the meeting of the alliance’s defence ministers in Brussels, he said:
So far we have not seen any de-escalation on the ground – on the contrary, it appears that Russia continues the military build-up.
We will continue to convey a very clear message to Russia that we are ready to sit down and discuss with them but at the same time we are prepared for the worst.
And if Russia once again invades Ukraine, they will pay a high price.
More and more people are finding that they can’t get to the end of the month and money runs out before the next cheque comes in.
They can’t pay for gas and electric, so we’re hearing about people who are living and sleeping in a single room, who are using coats and hot water bottles to keep warm, and people having to turn to food banks to get by.
There needs to be more support and it needs to come through the benefit system to the people who need it most.
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