'Russia is threatening us with destruction': Ukraine warns Putin he will 'bear very painful consequences' if troops cross the border as build-up continues and America U-turns on sending ships to the Black Sea
Ukrainian foreign minister warned today that Russian is 'openly threatening us with destruction' as he met with his counterparts in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia - all NATO allies
Dmytro Kuleba warned of 'very painful consequences' if Putin invades Ukraine as troop build-up continues
He spoke as it was revealed US will not send ships to the Black Sea, after Moscow warned them to stay away
It was also revealed that Biden is preparing to slap sanctions on Russia, which Moscow warned 'will not help'
By Chris Pleasance and Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline and Mark Nicol For The Daily Mail
Published: 20:54 EDT, 14 April 2021 | Updated: 08:34 EDT, 15 April 2021
Ukraine has warned Russia that it will bear 'very painful' consequences if it invades as Vladimir Putin continues to mass his forces in eastern Europe.
Dmytro Kuleba, the country's foreign minister, said today that Moscow is 'openly' threatening Ukraine with 'destruction' by stationing 80,000 troops along its border - with more arriving every day.
He issued the warning following a meeting with the foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - NATO allies in the region - saying 'the four of us condemn the exacerbation of the situation by Russia.'
'The world is on the side of Ukraine and international law, and this is one of the elements of restraining Russia from reckless actions,' he added.
He spoke as it was revealed that Washington had U-turned on a decision to send two warships into the Black Sea, a day after Russia warned them to stay away 'for their own good'.
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