An invasion of Ukraine will drag Russia into a drawn-out “quagmire,” the UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned on Friday as Western countries crank up coordinated pressure on President Vladimir Putin. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on its border with Ukraine, and Western states fear Moscow is planning a new assault on the country it invaded in 2014. Speaking at think tank the Lowy Institute in Australia, Truss urged Putin to “desist and step back from Ukraine before he makes a massive strategic mistake.” The foreign secretary said the Ukrainians, who persevered through invasions and a state-sponsored famine, “will fight to defend their country” if they have to. “Invasion will only lead to a quagmire,” she warned, drawing comparisons to the Soviet-Afghan war that lasted for more than 11 years and the Chechen–Russian conflict that dragged on for over 26 years. Russia denies it is planning an attack but says …
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