Russia warned Britain on Monday that if British weapons were used by Ukraine to strike Russian territory then Moscow could hit back at British military installations and equipment both inside Ukraine and elsewhere.
Russia said British Ambassador Nigel Casey was summoned to the foreign ministry for a formal protest after Foreign Secretary David Cameron said last week that Ukraine had the right to use British weapons to strike Russia.
Britain denied that Casey had been summoned, saying that he had met Russian officials "for a diplomatic meeting" in which he "reiterated the UK's support for Ukraine in the face of unprovoked Russian aggression".
Russia's foreign ministry said the Cameron remarks recognised that Britain was now de facto a part of the conflict and contradicted an earlier assurance that long-range weapons given to Ukraine would not be used against Russia.
"Casey was warned that in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory with British weapons, any British military facilities and equipment on the territory of Ukraine and abroad" could be targeted, the Russian foreign ministry said.
The ministry said it considered Cameron's remarks a serious escalation.
"The Ambassador was called upon to reflect on the inevitable catastrophic consequences of such hostile steps by London and immediately refute the belligerent provocative statements of the head of the Foreign Office in the most decisive and unambiguous way."
@Unanim0usBobbySocialist2wks2W
This is a distraction. They are trying to implement NWO. They will not go to war with them.
@JollyBearGreen2wks2W
WW3 has started, just not been officially announced yet, the arms manufacturers must be over the moon, meanwhile our ships are broken and our borders wide open.
@L0bby1stJimLibertarian2wks2W
Cameron and the rest are hell bent dragging the UK into a war where 1000s die for no reason but you can bet not one of them or their offspring would fight. It’s time people realised our MPs on all sides are our enemy.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
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