There are signs that the Kremlin is open to diplomatic solutions with regard to Ukraine but the intelligence is “still not encouraging,” the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. It came shortly after NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said signals from Moscow gave “some reason for cautious optimism” that diplomatic efforts will prevail. Moscow said on Monday that it was prepared to continue talking, albeit the talks “can’t go on indefinitely.” It also announced on Tuesday that some Russian military units were returning to their bases as planned after exercises near Ukraine while mocking repeated Western warnings about a looming invasion. The signals triggered a positive market reaction but is met with guarded responses from Western governments and experts. After an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the British prime minister said although there’re welcome signs, the intelligence he received was “still not encouraging.” “Last night going into today clearly there are signs of a diplomatic opening, …
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