Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the arms shipments from Britain and other NATO countries made them a legitimate target. “Do we understand correctly that for the sake of disrupting the logistics of military supplies, Russia can hit military targets on the territory of NATO countries that supply weapons to the Kyiv regime?” Zakharova replied, “This directly causes more deaths and bloodshed on the territory of Ukraine. As I understand it, England is one of the countries that want this.”
‘TOTALLY LEGAL’
British Defense Secretary James Heappey said that Ukraine’s use of British weapons in attacks on Russian infrastructure was “completely legitimate” and evaluated these statements by Russia as provocation.
Dominic Raab, British Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, said: “Russia’s statement is illegal and what we are doing is legal. All states have the right to provide military support to any state that exercises its right of legal defense against an aggressive invasion. Frankly, if Russia begins to threaten other countries, This will only further increase the solidarity and consensus in the international community that they must be stopped.” said.
CAN TARGET
Tobias Ellwood, Chairman of the Defense Election Committee of the British Parliament, stated that Heappey’s words may cause Russia to target Western countries besides Ukraine, and especially to endanger Poland.
‘THIS MEANS WAR’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Lavrov accused the West of waging a covert conflict against Russia. “NATO, in essence, is going to war with Russia through a proxy and arming that proxy. That means war.” said.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also said, “We would like to underline that London’s direct provocation of such actions against Ukraine will lead to our immediate proportional response if these actions are carried out. As we warned, the Russian Armed Forces will not retaliate with high-precision long-range weapons at the decision-making centers in Kiev. ready day and night to launch attacks.” He warned countries.