Russia has warned that UK support for Ukraine might lead to a nuclear conflict.
As President Vladimir Putin promised to launch more hypersonic missiles at Ukrainian targets, Ambassador Andrey Kelin called the West’s support for Ukrainian missile strikes on Russian soil a hazardous escalation, according to Knewz.com.
Kelin issued a warning that launching Western missiles against Russia, including ATACMS, might lead to a “collision between the nuclear powers.”
The right to target nations that use weapons against Russian military was also alluded to by the Kremlin.
After striking the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday with an experimental hypersonic missile, Putin ordered the mass manufacture of the “unstoppable” Oreshnik, which is reportedly able to reach Britain in less than 20 minutes.
“There is no defense against such a missile, no way to intercept it, in the modern world,” he stated. Furthermore, I want to reiterate that we will keep testing this most recent system. Establishing serial production is essential.
Following reports that its Storm Shadow missiles were used to hit targets within Russia, Ambassador Kelin stated that Britain is now “directly involved” in the conflict in Ukraine amid fears of escalation.
According to reports, the United States allowed Ukraine’s use of ATACMS missiles, which in turn permitted the use of British long-range missiles.
“Yes, Britain and the UK are now directly involved in this war because this firing cannot occur without NATO personnel, including British personnel,” Kelin stated.
“The US administration, support[ed] 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.”
A “fair target” is someone who supports Russian forces within Russia, according to the Pentagon, which also told Ukraine.
Despite revising its nuclear strategy this week, the Kremlin has said it is making “maximum effort” to prevent nuclear war.
If a non-nuclear country supported by a nuclear state poses a threat to Russia or Belarus, the new policy permits Russia to use strategic weapons.
It also states that Russia may respond with nuclear weapons in the event of an attack utilizing conventional missiles, drones, or airplanes.
“We have stressed in the context of our doctrine that Russia is taking a responsible position to make maximum effort not to allow such a conflict,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on Thursday.
After the hypersonic Oreshnik missile was recently used in Ukraine, Putin declared that Russia would test it further “in combat conditions.”
He stated in a live broadcast: “We will continue these tests, including in combat conditions, depending on the situation and character of the security threats posted to Russia.”
Despite not being an intercontinental missile, he asserted that if several missiles were employed in a single strike, its capability may equal that of strategic or nuclear weapons.
Asserting that no other nations had such technology, Putin has also highlighted the creation of such advanced weapons and ordered the missile to enter serial manufacturing.
“That will be in a year or two,” the tyrant said, acknowledging that other nations will eventually build similar weapons. However, the important thing is that we now have this mechanism.
Putin met with missile developers at the conclusion of a week in which the war in Ukraine escalated significantly.
Due to foreign soldiers “standing in front of Ukraine,” Ukraine’s former military chief warned on Friday that World War 3 was already in progress.
At a ceremony in Kyiv, Valery Zaluzhny, who is currently Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, stated: “I believe that in 2024 we can absolutely believe that the Third World War has begun.”
This year, the General said, “Ukraine is no longer just fighting Russia; North Korean soldiers are now facing Ukraine.”
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