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Leaders of the United Kingdom and other leading NATO member states agreed that "an unprecedented package of sanctions" should be imposed on Russia if it invades Ukraine, the UK prime minister’s press office said in a statement after a video conference on Monday night, TASS reported. 

"The leaders agreed that, should a further Russian incursion into Ukraine happen, allies must enact swift retributive responses including an unprecedented package of sanctions. They resolved to continue coordinating closely on any such response," the statement says.

The video call was attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the leaders of the UK, Italy, Poland, France and Germany. It was closed for the media.

The participants of the meeting underscored "the importance of international unity in the face of growing Russian hostility." "The Prime Minister underlined the real human cost of any Russian aggression and the need to take all steps within our power to prevent that outcome," the document continues.

Participants of the discussion "also agreed that the international community should not tolerate any action which undermines Ukrainian sovereignty."

"The Prime Minister outlined the steps the UK has taken to increase Ukraine’s defensive capacity," the statement says.