INTERNATIONAL: NATO has no plans to deploy combat troops to non-NATO member Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has announced on Sunday , January 30.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has emphasised the limits of NATO's partnership with Ukraine, stating that the security guarantees that an attack on one ally will trigger a response from the whole alliance does not apply to Ukraine, since it is not a NATO ally.

Britain's foreign secretary, Liz Truss, also told the BBC's Sunday Morning Show that it is very unlikely British soldiers would be sent to fight alongside Ukrainian troops in the event of a Russian invasion. Though, it was “highly likely”Russia was looking to invade Ukraine.

NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg says ; "We have no plans to deploy NATO combat troops to Ukraine. NATO allies have trainers there, we help them from NATO with building capacity, modernising their defences including their cyber defences, NATO allies also provide equipment, defensive weapons, like the UK has now provided, for instance, anti-tank weapons. So, we do a lot of stuff to help Ukraine strengthen its ability, capability to defend itself, but again Ukraine is not a NATO ally so the 100% security guarantees that an attack on one ally will trigger a response from the whole alliance, that applies for NATO allies, not for close and highly valued partners."

He has added; "We are concerned about the energy situation in Europe because it demonstrates the vulnerability of being too dependent on one supplier of natural gas, and that's the reason why NATO allies agree that we need to work and focus on diversification of supplies, and we also took a very careful note to what the international energy agency said recently that Russia has manipulated the European gas market by holding back supplies."

 While Bristish Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has stated; "We think it's highly likely that Vladimir Putinis looking to invade Ukraine that is why we're doing all we can through deterrence and diplomacy to urge him to desist. We don't, it's very unlikely and the defence secretary is being clear about that, but what we are doing is we're training up Ukrainian soldiers”