The minister expressed this opinion in a column for the American newspaper The Hill.

“We have proven that the danger of escalation is illusory. “The UK was the first to provide (Ukraine. -

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) everything from anti-tank weapons to artillery and tanks, and now long-range firepower such as Storm Shadow missiles,” Cameron said.

He added that President Vladimir Putin's words about escalation are "empty rhetoric."

Chief of the General Staff of the British Army Patrick Sanders previously warned that if the conflict in Ukraine escalates and NATO intervenes in it, it is necessary to convince the British to join the army.