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on Saturday of not being "serious about diplomacy" while warning that the "worst-case scenario could happen as early as next week."
"Ukraine needs our support at the United Nations and at the OSCE and they also need our economic support because there is a real threat of economic destabilisation. They need our defence support, and the UK is committed to continuing to supply that support, standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine," she added.The foreign secretary stressed that the UK is "resolute in imposing severe costs on Russia in the event of an invasion, including tough sanctions.
"This is not just an issue for Europe. This is an issue for the world, because if a sovereign nation is able to be invaded with no consequences, that sends a signal to other aggressors around the world," she added. A CNN team and other journalists accompanying Ukraine's interior minister on a tour of the front lines in eastern Ukraine came under mortar fire on Saturday.Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskiy sought cover as several mortar rounds landed nearby. Shortly after the shelling, he gave interviews to international media in Novoluhanske.Mortar shells have exploded near front the line, Ukrainian interior minister says.