The United Kingdom has begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help it defend itself from a potential invasion.
Speaking in the British parliament on Monday, Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace said the UK had taken the decision to supply Ukraine with light anti-armour defensive weapon systems.
He noted that the weapons are strategic and pose no threat to Russia, adding that they are to be used in self-defence.
The developments came as Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov angrily rejected claims by the United States last week that Moscow was preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine if diplomacy failed to meet its objectives.