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The British government has sought to play a visibly active role in boosting Ukraine, providing anti-tank weapons to its military in an effort to deter a Russian armor offensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPoland and the UK will continue to provide Ukraine with support, standing in unity with Ukraine in the face of ongoing Russian aggression,\u201d the Ukrainian foreign ministry wrote of the pact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, events this week darkened hopes for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/15\/biden-warns-russia-that-war-on-ukraine-would-be-bloody-and-destructive\/\">peaceful<\/a> resolution, following Russian President Vladimiar Putin\u2019s ominous claim earlier in the week of \u201cgenocide\u201d in eastern Ukraine. On Thursday, Russian separatists there reportedly started shelling positions along the front line with Ukraine-controlled territory in an apparent attempt to provoke a similar reaction from the Ukrainians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western officials believe Moscow is itching for a war pretext that would justify flowing its forces \u2013 estimates range from 100,000-150,000 troops \u2013 into Ukraine. Russian officials maintain they have no such plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russians on Thursday also doubled down on an initial proposal from December that said the United States should pull its troops out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/02\/16\/nato-considering-new-battlegroups-in-eastern-europe-to-deter-russia\/\">eastern NATO nations<\/a>, according to a Moscow Times report that cited the state-run TASS news agency. Moscow also demanded that the West drop its military support for Ukraine and withdraw all arms already delivered. 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