The UK’s armed forces minister said Tuesday that London backs Ukraine carrying out strikes inside Russia with British weapons as the West is stepping up military assistance to Kyiv.
British MP James Heappey said that it was “completely legitimate” for Ukraine to be hitting targets inside Russia to disrupt logistics, adding that it was “not necessarily a problem” if the Ukrainians carried out such attacks using weapons London provided to Kyiv.
The Russian Defense Ministry responded to Heappey’s comments, warning of retaliation. “We would like to underline that London’s direct provocation of the Kyiv regime into such actions, if such actions are carried out, will immediately lead to our proportional response,” the Ministry said.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that it could “launch retaliatory strikes with high-precision long-range weapons at decision-making centers in Kyiv” and that it was not necessarily a problem if Western officials were present at the sites it was targeting.
The UK has been one of the most hawkish NATO members in its rhetoric and support for Ukraine since Russia invaded. Earlier this month, The Times reported that British Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers were deployed to Kyiv to train Ukrainian forces on anti-tank weapons provided by London.
The SAS deployment is the first known NATO military presence in Ukraine since Russia invaded on February 24.
Hopefully Russia will return the compliment
The US/UK organising a proxy war against Russia – how predictable and how stupid.
It is “completely legitimate” for Russia to be hitting targets inside England to disrupt logistics and eliminate London!
They have already been doing preparation of the environment and poisoning some folks. Waiting on Russian to make the next move on London against the “Neo Nazis” Brits (lol). If Putin is getting his ass handed to him buy Ukrainians, imagine what UK will do to Russia. And UK might have less number of nukes, but theirs actually work.
HAHA poor ignoramus.
“And UK might have less number of nukes, but theirs actually work.”
I think you might be confusing Russia with North Korea. But what the hell, lets just take a chance on those thousands upon thousands of nukes being duds.
I meant what I said. That Putin bully with his paper army and thousands of nukes thinks he can do whatever he wants and get away with it because he has nukes? GTFOH, he can launch the first nuke and kill thousands but his ass will be pulverized shortly after.
I have a good news for everyone. There is no need for nukes anymore for those that have supersonic weapons and autonomous submarine probes and drones. Those can disable existing assets both on land and sea, without generating dangerous nuclear fallout.
No need to pulverize cities to make a point — as disabling military infrastructure would be easier and more effective.
Since Russia used only one out of its six superweapons so far — it may be saving others for escalation.
Explain how is Ukraine beating Russia?
Reading CNN and anything mainstream is lure propaganda. Ukraine is losing and the only tools left are red flags, sabotage and terror over “traitors” among own population.
Propaganda has a purpose. It is to convince a reluctant publuc to support more war, take more risks. Western leaders are caught in the dilemma. It ix not Russia that will be bled dry — but the West.
If war ended today — Russia has already over 60-80% of Lughansk and Donetsk under control. It has taken a 300 mile swath all aling
Azov Sea, connecting to Kherson region and Crimea. At this point, Ukraine controls only the small swath of Black Sea access. Port of Odessa. Those territories will never go back to Ukraine.
Ukraine has no navy. Russia has control iver airspace. Which does not mean that commercial flights are nnot operating -/ but it is because of Russian permission.
In the meantime — Russian forces are taming their sweet time. Having first taken possession over the most critical regions, now they are expanding. All of thise are Rusdian speaking regions, and operations are coordinated locally.
As for Europe, if it does not pay for gas, cut offs are comming. The fertilizer is not comming to Europe. Many rare metals and minerals. And of course wheat and other grains, related products such as oil.
It is the West that has created this crisis in commodities. World Bank is predicting severe shortages and disruptions. As commodities from Russia and Belarus are shifting to Asia, it will fuel a more competitive development.
All commodity producing countries — from Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil and Afgentina — to the rentire Africa and Middle East, will see a higher demand and higher prices.
In England, they already have rationing cropping up, like cooking oil.
The talk of Russia losing is uzed by promoters of escallation. Ie. “we cannot let Russia win” crowd. Those pushing for war. This is what Biden was elected to do.
And the IRA handed the “bastard Brits” ( as my Irish friends call them) their own sorry asses.
DefenceMinister Hodges, Foreign minister Truss and now Mr Happy Boy. What a wonderful return of the UK to its heyday of colonialism and the sun never setting on its empire!!
The English has an army that’ll fit into Wembley arena, navy on repair and not much else but phantom pains of a long lost “empire” and these terrorist training squads they send to Syria and the ukraine. A nuisance if anything but a provocation nevertheless. Russia knows their names and whereabouts and can hit them at any time and they probably will. But if they really bring the war to Russia proper I wouldn’t like to be in the England.
Provocative nonsense. Ukrainians already know they can attack inside Russia, this is war after all, and have been doing so, just not very ably.
No, just a UK fool of a politician trying to say something clever.
Well I don’t know what the International rules of special military operations are. but if it is a war you are certainly allowed to attack military targets in the other guys country. In fact I am hoping for the Ukrainians putting in an entry in the victory day parade in Red Square.
I think Ukraine is already doing Special Military Operations work in Russia. The Kremlin is calling it terror acts. How funny.
You just keep ignoring those nukes. Russia isn’t going down without the rest of us going down with them. Just like we aren’t going down without the rest of the world going down with us. Somehow MAD has disappeared.
No one care, I’m not sure why, but the time has past, they are coming for Putin. Putin greatly misplayed his hand.
Who is “they”?
They is the West. For some reason they no longer take the threats of nuclear war from Russia serious. Like I said I’m not sure why.
Gotcha and agree.
Russia isn’t going down, Russia is going back to its treaty borders. Internal Russian politics are up to the Russians.
The UK govt is taking extreme measures to distract attention from the prime minister’s many scandals and thus keep him in office
Uk a terrorist state, now??
The UK is as deserving as anyone to get nuked after all the horrors they created across the entire globe.
I might go so far as saying even worse than Amerikkka.
Reparations are in order for the peoples of all the countries/territories they raped.
But now , the UK is the epitome of nothingness, retaining their silly royal family to make themselves appear “ significant “ and electing a clown like Johnson, who makes Trump look normal in comparison.
The sun has set on that evil empire.
Nothing against the Scots, btw. I dearly hope there’ll be another vote to kiss England’s ass goodbye.
Russia should attack inside of England with Russian weapons! Same logic opposite perspective.
If Russia captures weapons sent from the UK they should use them to attack in London.
UK Minister Backs Ukraine Using British Weapons to Carry Out Attacks Inside UK