Russia calls assembly with UK ambassador after Lord Cameron says Ukraine ‘has proper’ to strike inside Russia with UK weapons | UK Information

Russia has warned that Ukrainian strikes on its territory with UK-supplied weapons may convey retaliatory assaults in opposition to British navy services and tools on Ukrainian soil or elsewhere.

Throughout a visit to Kyiv final week, Overseas Secretary Lord Cameron stated Ukraine “completely has the fitting” to strike again at targets inside Russia utilizing British-supplied weapons.

Russia’s overseas ministry stated the UK’s ambassador to Moscow had been “summoned” to make him “replicate on the inevitable catastrophic penalties of such hostile steps by London”.

The UK’s Overseas Workplace, nevertheless, contested the declare saying the ambassador had not been “summoned” however he had simply taken half in a diplomatic assembly with ministry officers.

British ambassador Nigel Casey was known as in for a proper protest, the Russian overseas ministry claimed, because it stated Lord Cameron’s remarks recognised that Britain – which has given Ukraine billions of kilos value of weapons to defend itself within the battle in opposition to Russia – was now de-facto part of the battle.

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“Casey was warned that in response to Ukrainian assaults on Russian territory with British weapons, any British navy services and tools on the territory of Ukraine and overseas could possibly be focused,” the overseas ministry stated.

“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 top of the Overseas Workplace in essentially the most decisive and unambiguous approach.”

A UK Overseas Workplace spokesperson stated in a press release: “The British Ambassador was not summoned. He met Russian Ministry of Overseas Affairs officers for a diplomatic assembly.

“The Ambassador reiterated the UK’s assist for Ukraine within the face of unprovoked Russian aggression, and restated the UK’s place on offering assist to Ukraine.”

Throughout Lord Cameron’s go to to Ukraine final week, the overseas secretary reiterated Britain’s unwavering assist for Ukraine, whose troops have been combating Russia’s invasion for the reason that Kremlin launched its “particular navy operation” in February 2022.

“Ukraine has that proper. Simply as Russia is putting inside Ukraine, you possibly can fairly perceive why Ukraine feels the necessity to ensure it is defending itself,” Lord Cameron stated.