The UK must do more to support Ukraine as "combat-ready" Russian troops gather on its borders, the chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee says.
Tobias Ellwood said Russian President Vladimir Putin was "taking full advantage of a weakened West".
"We are looking risk-adverse and somewhat timid... I suspect an invasion is now imminent," he told the BBC.
He warned that Mr Putin was "redrawing the map of eastern Europe" adding "it's so important that we step forward".
Western and Ukrainian intelligence services have suggested an invasion or incursion could happen some time in early 2022, after Russian forces amassed on the border.
Russia has denied it is planning an invasion, but Mr Putin issued demands to the West which he says concern Russia's security, including that Ukraine be stopped from joining Nato.
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