"Throwing Oil On Fire": Russia Slams Britain Over Missile Help To Ukraine
The Kremlin has threatened to destroy manufacturing facilities after Britain authorized the sharing of technical information to help Ukraine produce SCALP long-range missiles domestically. Russia accused Britain of escalating the conflict and hindering peace efforts, while the British government reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ukraine's defense.
Why it matters
This marks a significant escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as it involves the transfer of advanced missile production technology and direct threats against foreign industrial sites.
The Kremlin said Monday that the Britain was preventing peace in Ukraine by giving Kyiv information needed to produce SCALP long-range missiles, and threatened to destroy plants manufacturing them.The warning came as British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged to keep backing Ukraine militarily during a visit to Kyiv.The British government has said it would authorise defence firm MBDA to release information on UK components used in the Franco-British missile, so that Kyiv could produce them domestically.When asked about the SCALP blueprints, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, that "Britain is methodically and regularly throwing oil on the fire and methodically and regularly plotting schemes to prevent even the slightest progress in the peace process.""Our armed forces are carrying out work accordingly, gathering the relevant intelligence to identify…
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