His sermon had many ramifications with the relationship between and being particularly tense. The reason? It is none other than the forces of Ukraine to strike Russian territory.
Britain is now directly involved in the war in , Russia’s ambassador to the UK said today, following reports that British long-range missiles were used by the Ukrainian military to strike targets inside Russian territory.
“Britain and the United Kingdom are now directly involved in this war, because this launch could not have happened without NATO personnel, but also British personnel.”Andrey Kelin told Sky News.
A statement made a few hours ago by Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader warned that his country has the right to use weapons against those who use weapons against Russia. In case of “escalation”, Putin continued: “We will respond symmetrically”.
He pointed out that after Ukraine’s recent strikes with long-range missiles, “the region has acquired elements of a global conflict.”
“We are still ready today”
At the same time, the deputy chief of the general staff of the British armed forces, responding to a question about the readiness to get involved in the event of an escalation with Russia, was clear.
“I don’t think anyone in this room can be under the illusion that if the Russians invaded eastern Europe tonight, we wouldn’t be facing them in battle,” Rob Magowan, deputy chief of staff, told a British House of Commons committee. armed forces.
The US knew about the missile
The had been warned by Russia, , an intermediate-range ballistic missile at Dnipro, Ukraine, through channels to limit the nuclear threat, a US official said.
According to the Reuters agency, the US in recent days has informed Ukraine and its close allies to help these countries prepare for the possible use of the experimental missile.
The US official said Moscow probably only has a handful of such missiles.
