By Man Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia warned Britain on Monday that if British weapons had been utilized by Ukraine to strike Russian territory then Moscow may hit again at British army installations and tools each inside Ukraine and elsewhere.
British Ambassador Nigel Casey was summoned to the international ministry for a proper protest after Overseas Secretary David Cameron stated final week that Ukraine had the proper to make use of British weapons to strike Russia.
Russia’s international ministry stated the Cameron remarks recognised that Britain was now de facto part of the battle and contradicted an earlier assurance that long-range weapons given to Ukraine wouldn’t be used in opposition to Russia.
“Casey was warned that in response to Ukrainian assaults on Russian territory with British weapons, any British army services and tools on the territory of Ukraine and overseas” could possibly be focused, the international ministry stated.
The ministry stated it thought-about Cameron’s remarks a critical escalation.
“The Ambassador was known as upon to replicate on the inevitable catastrophic penalties of such hostile steps by London and instantly refute the belligerent provocative statements of the pinnacle of the Overseas Workplace in probably the most decisive and unambiguous means.”
Cameron, throughout a go to to Kyiv final week, advised Reuters that Ukraine had a proper to make use of the weapons offered by Britain to strike targets inside Russia, and that it was as much as Kyiv whether or not or not to take action.
Reuters couldn’t instantly attain British officers for touch upon Monday.
