Kalle Laanet

It is not Too Late for Vladimir Putin to end his invasion of Ukraine, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.

In a message to The Russian president, Mr Wallace said Mr Putin is risking his nation being isolated for decades to come if he does not withdraw troops.

He also said had been deployed, and that he worried how far Russia would go in The Future .

On Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Mr Putin was.

The defence secretary was speaking alongside his Estonian counterpart Kalle Laanet at a press conference in the country's capital Talinn, as part of a visit to Nato allies.

Mr Wallace said: " The consequences of what We Are seeing in Ukraine will ripple through Europe and Nato for not just weeks, but months and years to come. "

Over a week into The Invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have seized control of The Key Black Sea port city of Kherson in The South , as the fighting escalates around the country.

Many cities have come under intense shelling, with Wednesday one of The Most destructive days of the fighting.

Russia has for the First Time admitted taking heavy military casualties, with 498 troops killed and a further 1,597 injured. Ukraine says Russia's losses run into the thousands.

An investigation into possible War Crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Ukraine.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zeleynsky has, with the country reporting More Than 2,000 civilian deaths since The Invasion began last Thursday.

At The Press conference, Mr Wallace said it was unknown what kind of weapons Mr Putin was willing to use, but saying there had been " massive amounts" of artillery deployed to Ukraine, as well as controversial thermobaric weapons - also known as " vacuum bombs".

Thermobaric weapons are much more devastating than conventional explosives of similar Size - They create a massive Blast Wave and a vacuum which sucks up all surrounding oxygen, killing or injuring people in its path.

He Said there was concern around how far The Russian military would go with weapons in The Future .

In a response to A Question , Mr Wallace said it would be difficult for The International community to engage with Mr Putin in the long-term following his attack on a sovereign country " at huge scale, inflicting huge damage and violence".

He added the idea of having a " normal relationship" with The Russian government would be almost impossible as a result of The War in Ukraine " unless President Putin chooses to cease what he is doing now".

Meanwhile, other UK ministers are meeting to discuss what further economic and cultural sanctions could be taken against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has met her Baltic counterparts in Lithuania.

Speaking alongside them at a press conference in Vilnius, She Said tackling Russian aggression was a battle for " our freedom and security" adding The West must Go Further in its on Russian banks and reduce its dependence on the country for energy supplies.

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is due to try to mobilise more support to isolate Moscow at a summit of global sports ministers.

Source of news: bbc.com