The UK is not preparing for an airlift to rescue British citizens in the event of civil war breaking out in Russia, i understands
But Government officials believe there is little point in preparing for a mass evacuation given the Foreign Office has for two years warned against travel to Russia, and given thethe UK’s Embassy in Russia would however be updating consular contingency plans to help Brits “who might get caught up in fighting” and monitoring the “movements of Russian potential refugees towards the borders of European states.
Meanwhile, Western leaders are likely to discuss how to maintain support for Ukraine in the event of a political crisis in Russia when they meet in Vilnius in two weeks.it is “time to double down on support for Ukraine”, suggesting a summit on 11 July could be a “very important point to signal” the country was on a “direction of travel” to accede to Nato “when the circumstances to allow” and “thinking about security guarantees before then”.
Mr Eyal said the northern Baltic states are “particularly vulnerable” because Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is being given sanctuary in Belarus, which is becoming a satellite state of Russia. It came as Labour accused Rishi Sunak of letting Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin “bypass sanctions” during his time as chancellor so “he could abuse our courts to silence a British journalist”.
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