A RUSSIA invasion of Ukraine is feared to be "inevitable and imminent" as Kiev blamed Vladimir Putin for a massive cyber attack.
House of Commons Defence Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood MP issued the warning as fears of a new war loom over Eastern Europe.
The eyes of the world are on Ukraine as Putin has massed nearly 100,000 troops along with an arsenal of artillery and tanks in the region.
It is feared Vlad could launch a full scale invasion in a matter of weeks - or even days - to seize territory given up by Russia in the fall of the Soviet Union.
Mr Ellwood described the potential invasion as "inevitable and imminent" after a cyber attack left much of the country without heat, light and access to cash.
And today Ukraine pointed the finger at Russia over the hack which is feared to act as a prelude to an invasion.
Russia has denied it was behind the attack.
"I am afraid an invasion by Russian forces is inevitable and imminent and we have allowed this to happen," Mr Ellwood told The Daily Mail.
"We had the opportunity to place sufficient military hardware and personnel in Ukraine to make president Putin think twice about invading but we failed to do so."
He added: "Only president Putin knows what he is going to do next, but next week would seem pivotal.
"He has negotiated himself into a corner and after Nato refused to bow to his threats seemingly only one option remains."
In a subsequent tweet, Mr Ellwood wrote: "RUSSIA is on the brink of an invasion. And once again will try to re-draw the map of Eastern Europe. History will ask - why did we not learn from history?"
Putin is believed to want to reclaim many territories lost at the fall of the Soviet Union.
Ukraine said on Sunday that Russia is believed to have been behind the cyber attack last week.
All evidence indicates that Russia is behind the cyberattack. Moscow continues to wage a hybrid war and is actively building up its forces in the information and cyberspaces, the ministry statement said.
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