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Britain ‘Directly Involved’ in Ukraine War After Long-Range Missile Strikes, Says Russian Ambassador

by Kurt Zindulka

Moscow’s ambassador to Britain asserted that the United Kingdom is now “directly involved” in the war in Ukraine after Kyiv used British-made Storm Shadow long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia.

In the wake of outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden’s reported decision to allow Ukraine to use American long-range ballistic missiles to attack the Russian interior, London was seemingly quick to follow suit, with reports this week that Kyiv used UK-made Storm Shadows to hit targets in the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukrainian forces waged a surprise counter-invasion over the summer.

Responding to the reported use of British missiles against the Russian mainland, the Kremlin’s ambassador to London, Andrei Kelin, told Sky News: “Absolutely, Britain and UK is now directly involved in this war, because this firing cannot happen without NATO staff, British staff as well.”

“The US administration, support by France and the UK, has made a deliberate decision to make these strikes, which seriously escalates the situation, and it can bring a collision between the nuclear powers,” he added.

The Russian ambassador went on to claim that he had previously received assurances from Westminster that Storm Shadows would only be deployed within Ukraine and, therefore, accused London of “deliberately cheating” Moscow.

In response, Downing Street said Britain would not be “deterred or distracted by commentary from Vladimir Putin or the Russian ambassador”.

 

full story at https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/11/23/britain-now-directly-involved-in-ukraine-war-after-long-range-missile-strikes-says-russian-ambassador/

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