Russia warns it could target UK in response to Kyiv firing British missiles
The warning, delivered by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news briefing in Moscow, is the strongest direct one to date from Russia to Britain. Moscow has warned that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine if Kyiv continues to fire long-range UK-made cruise missiles into Russia.
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The warning, delivered by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news briefing in Moscow, is the strongest direct one to date from Russia to Britain. Moscow has warned that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine if Kyiv continues to fire long-range UK-made cruise missiles into Russia.
The warning, delivered by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova at a news briefing in Moscow on Thursday, is the strongest direct threat yet to Britain, a key NATO member and ally of Ukraine. Palestinian children return to school under threat of Israel demolition More than 360 dead, 1,400 missing in Nepal and Tibet after Himalayan floods Is Iran war diplomacy ramping up, as Qatar, Oman, Pakistan officials visit? Zakharova said London was “one step away” from becoming legally complicit in what she described as “terrorism” against Russian civilians, warning of “catastrophic consequences” unless Britain changed course.
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