The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that an invasion of Ukraine will be a prolonged “painful, violent, and bloody business” for Russia. Johnson said people in Russia “need to understand that [Ukraine] could be their new Chechnya”—a Northern Caucasus nation that was in conflicts with Russia for more than 26 years. The UK on Monday said it has begun withdrawing some embassy staff and dependents from Kyiv, while the EU’s High Representative Josep Borrell said it doesn’t plan to “do the same thing because we don’t know any specific reasons.” Asked what the UK knew that the EU didn’t, Johnson told reporters that a Russian plan “for a lightning war that could take out Kyiv is one that everybody can see,” as “very clear” intelligence showed that “there are 60 Russian battle groups on the borders of Ukraine.” But Johnson added he didn’t think the predicted invasion is “by any …