Kyiv welcomes UK warning of sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday welcomed Britain's warning of sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine, saying it was an important way of deterring rash decisions by Russia's elite.

"We urge partners to take such actions as they are an important factor in deterring the Russian elite from rash decisions," Kuleba told a televised briefing.

"When Russian dignitaries realize that they are talking about their assets, real estate and money abroad, where they - the patriots of Russia - keep them, the hotheads in the Kremlin will cool down," he said.