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Moscow government warns it may target military bases in Britain and other NATO countries as well as could hit British diplomats who have returned to Kiev with "retaliatory attacks" after the British armed forces minister's "provocative" support for Russia's bombing of Ukraine.
Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that raids could be allowed against NATO member states that provide arms to Ukraine, according to the British Daily Mail. "Do we understand correctly that, for the sake of disrupting the curatorship of military supplies, Russia can strike military targets on the territory of those NATO countries that supply arms to the Kiev regime? Ultimately, this leads directly to deaths and bloodshed on Ukrainian territory. As far as I understand, Britain is one of these countries," Zakharova added.
Russia appears openly annoyed about the military equipment the West is providing to Ukrainian forces to fight the enemy.
The statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman come 24 hours after the British Armed Forces Minister, James Hippy, claimed that it is legitimate for Ukraine to use Western weapons - and even British weapons - to strike military targets on Russian territory.
Ukrainian strikes that disrupt Russian military supply chains are "perfectly legitimate," the British minister said. It will be recalled that, the day before yesterday, the UK announced through the mouth of the Defence Secretary that it would reinforce the Ukrainian army with anti-aircraft vehicles.
"The question is," asks James Hippy, "is it acceptable for our weapons systems to be used against legitimate Russian military targets by the Ukrainians?"" He replies. "And second, it is perfectly legitimate to go after military targets of your opponents to disrupt their transport and supply lines."
The British minister's interview with the Times Radio network emerged hours after Russian diplomatic chief Sergei Lavrov made disturbing comments about the North Atlantic Alliance regarding the war in Ukraine.
The Russian foreign minister said that NATO is involved in the war as long as it reinforces the Ukrainians with military equipment. Lavrov made it clear that Western arms deliveries to Ukraine mean that NATO "actually engaged in a war with Russia" and Moscow considers these weapons legitimate military targets. "These weapons are a legitimate target for Russia's armed forces within the framework of the 'special military operation' in Ukraine," the head of Russian diplomacy claimed on state television.
Source: protothema.gr
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