Russia will strike British targets if weapons from the UK are used by Ukraine to hit Russian territory, a Kremlin spokesperson has warned.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said that British targets “on Ukraine’s territory and beyond its borders” could be hit if required.
It comes after Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Ukraine had a right to use weapons provided by London to hit Russian targets.
His comments enraged Vladimir Putin and cited it as one of the reasons why it has opted to hold exercises this month to simulate the launch of tactical nuclear missiles.
At the time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “The Kremlin views Cameron’s statements about Kyiv’s right to use British weapons to strike the Russian Federation as a direct escalation.”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova added: “Russia is responding to that and will continue to respond.”
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Source Agencies
