The Russian Foreign Ministry threatened to attack British targets if British missiles were used to strike Russian territory
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Russian Federation in case of application missiles of British manufacture on the territory of our state reserves the right to strike any military facilities of Great Britain, including those outside Ukraine. This was reported in the official statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, published on the website of the department.
Earlier, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that British-made missiles could be used to strike Russian territory.
After this, the British Ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The Russian diplomatic department called on the UK authorities to think about what catastrophic consequences such actions could lead to.
The Ambassador was told that the Russian side views D. Cameron’s words as evidence of a serious escalation and confirmation of London’s increasing involvement in military operations on the side of Kyiv
- emphasized in the official statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Thus, Russia expresses its readiness to take radical retaliatory measures in the event of the use of British long-range missiles against Russian targets. It is time for the UK authorities to understand that such actions on the part of London will lead to the risk of a major escalation in Europe, including a direct military conflict between Russia and the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.
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