Medvedev: UK leading ‘undeclared war’ against Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia's Security Council and a former Russian president, claimed that the U.K. is leading an "undeclared war against Russia" by supplying Ukraine with weapons, making British officials "legitimate military targets." Medvedev tweeted this on May 31 in reaction to U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who said[1] Ukraine has the right to use force outside its borders for self-defense, the Russian opposition outlet Meduza reported[2].

Cleverly's statement came after the May 30 drone attacks[3] on high-rise buildings in Moscow, which the Kremlin blames[4] on Kyiv. Ukrainian officials have denied[5] responsibility. "Today, the U.K. acts as Ukraine's ally providing it with military aid in the form of equipment and specialists, i.e., de facto is leading an undeclared war against Russia," Medvedev tweeted.

London has been one of Ukraine's most committed supporters, providing[6] up to 4.6 billion pounds (£5.7 billion) worth of military aid, including Challenger 2 tanks, Storm Shadow cruise missiles, and training for Ukrainian soldiers.

CNN: UK delivers long-range missiles to Ukraine The U.K. has already provided Ukraine with multiple long-range cruise missiles Storm Shadow, CNN wrote on May 11, citing senior Western officials. Storm Shadow, jointly developed by the U.K. and France, has a range of over 250 kilometers or 155 miles.

[7] Martin Fornusek

News Editor

Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent.

He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

  1. ^ said (kyivindependent.com)
  2. ^ reported (meduza.io)
  3. ^ drone attacks (kyivindependent.com)
  4. ^ blames (kyivindependent.com)
  5. ^ denied (www.unian.net)
  6. ^ providing (commonslibrary.parliament.uk)
  7. ^ CNN: UK delivers long-range missiles to UkraineThe U.K. has already provided Ukraine with multiple long-range cruise missiles Storm Shadow, CNN wrote on May 11, citing senior Western officials.

    Storm Shadow, jointly developed by the U.K. and France, has a range of over 250 kilometers or 155 miles. (kyivindependent.com)

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