Could UK military sites come under attack? London gets warning from Russia
Russia has issued a warning to the UK, threatening military strikes against British targets following the UK's decision to provide Ukraine with missile technology. The Kremlin accused Britain of escalating the conflict by enabling Kyiv to produce long-range weapons domestically.
Why it matters
This represents a significant escalation in geopolitical tensions between Russia and NATO members, raising the risk of direct military confrontation.
Vladimir Putin-led Russia on Thursday warned that it could strike British military targets “inside and outside Ukraine” in a response to Ukrainian attacks using British-supplied missiles.The warning came from Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s visit to Kyiv, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Ukraine’s Independence Day.Zakharova urged Britain to back away from what she called London’s hostile approach towards Russia, warning that it risked taking the conflict to an “entirely new level”.Speaking at a briefing in Moscow, she also accused Britain and France of “playing with fire” by supplying sensitive missile technology to Ukraine.Earlier, security sources cited by the Daily Mail warned that…
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