Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials.

Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine.

After summoning the British ambassador to the Foreign Ministry, Moscow warned that Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with U.K.-supplied weapons could bring retaliatory strikes against British military facilities and equipment on Ukrainian soil or elsewhere.

The remarks came on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration to a fifth term in office and in a week when Moscow on Thursday will celebrate Victory Day, its most important secular holiday, marking its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    If Russia attacks the UK can Ukraine attack China and Iran?

    Probably a bad idea but that’s what they’re saying isn’t it?

    Edit: and given russias use of China and Iran weaponry, if it happens to be from them, the UK can attack them too now!

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      01·
      6 months ago

      Edit: and given russias use of China and Iran weaponry

      The US and Russia have historically been the world’s two largest arms dealers. You can begrudge China and Iran for getting a slice of the action, but I have to imagine pulling them directly into the conflict would not improve matters for any Ukrainian.

  • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    It seems the Brits are doing something right, keep it going. Would love to see our chancellor doing the same instead of repeating the russian propaganda…

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        01·
        6 months ago

        It genuinely baffles me how the conservative parties of more than a few western countries went from the hawkish party during the Cold War to Russian apologists today. The mental gymnastics are truly astounding.

  • Rimu@piefed.socialEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities

    This is equivalent to USA threatening to strike North Korean, Iranian or Chinese facilities (all of whom have been arming Russia). No such threats have been made.

    Just so we’re clear who’s escalating things.