Russia Threatens UK Military Targets Over Kyiv's Long-Range Missile Production

Russia has issued a stark warning to the United Kingdom, threatening to designate British military targets as legitimate objectives for attack. This escalation in rhetoric stems from London's provision of technical information and components to Kyiv, aimed at supporting Ukraine's domestic production of long-range cruise missiles, specifically the Anglo-French "SCALP" (also known as "Storm Shadow").

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From Moscow's perspective, Britain is one step away from becoming a co-conspirator in terrorism against Russian civilians, unless London pulls back from the brink, otherwise it faces 'inevitable devastating consequences.'

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that, from Moscow's perspective, Britain is "one step away from becoming a co-conspirator in terrorism" against Russian civilians. She cautioned that unless London "pulls back from the brink," it faces "inevitable devastating consequences."

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We have repeatedly warned that British military facilities and equipment could become targets in retaliation for Ukraine's use of British weapons to strike Russian territory, regardless of whether those strikes occur within Ukraine itself.

Zakharova emphasized that Russia has repeatedly warned that British military facilities and equipment could become targets in retaliation for Ukraine's use of British weapons to strike Russian territory, regardless of whether those strikes occur within Ukraine itself. She urged British leadership to "cautiously reassess the situation" and "immediately abandon hostile and aggressive positions in the most firm and clear manner," warning that failure to do so risks escalating the conflict to "an entirely new level."

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We advise the British leadership to cautiously reassess the situation and immediately abandon hostile and aggressive positions in the most firm and clear manner, otherwise it will only generate the risk of escalating the conflict to an entirely new level.

In response, the UK Ministry of Defence reaffirmed its unwavering support for Ukraine, stating its determination to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Kyiv and provide the necessary equipment to counter what it termed "President Putin's illegal aggression."

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