Britain accuses Putin of plot to install Kremlin ally in Ukraine

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office entrance (Johnny Green/PA)

Britain has accused President Vladimir Putin of plotting to install a pro-Moscow leader as head of the government in Ukraine as he considers whether to mount an invasion against Russia’s neighbour.

The UK Foreign Office took the unusual step of naming former Ukrainian MP Yevhen Murayev as a potential Kremlin candidate to take over in Kyiv.