Russian forces at present occupy a number of areas of Ukraine (Representational)
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Moscow on Monday stated it that it may launch strikes at British army targets inside Ukraine and elsewhere if Kyiv’s forces used British-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russia.
The assertion issued by the Russian overseas ministry got here after British International Secretary David Cameron stated throughout a go to to Ukraine that Kyiv “completely has the best to strike again at Russia”.
He additionally stated that London didn’t put “caveats” on how Ukrainian forces use weapons equipped by Britain.
The Russian overseas ministry introduced it had summoned the UK’s ambassador in Moscow, Nigel Casey, and warned him that if Ukrainian forces use British-supplied weapons to strike Russia, Moscow may hit “any UK army facility and tools on Ukrainian territory and past.”
“The Ambassador was urged to mirror on the inevitable catastrophic penalties of such hostile steps by London and to instantly refute within the strongest and most unequivocal method the bellicose provocative statements by the pinnacle of the International Workplace,” the assertion added.
Russia earlier introduced that it was planning new nuclear weapons drills, citing “threats” issued by Western leaders, together with French chief Emmanuel Macron and British officers.
Russian forces at present occupy a number of areas of Ukraine and the Kremlin has claimed to have annexed them and that they’re a part of Russian territory.
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