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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.
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!
If Russia attacks the UK they’ve attacked NATO and all bets are off…
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.
It wouldn’t, but Russia is basically saying that’s a perfectly valid reason to do it.
There’s one big difference.
China’s doing the proper capitalist thing and selling weapons onto the market.
The UK is doing the unforgivable socialist thing and just giving them away.
Ah gotcha. Definitely times to pull out the nukes for that unforgivable act then.
Or just bust up the payroll system for UK ground troops, as happened a few days ago
What Chinese missiles, bombs, and guns have the Russians used that the Ukrainians haven’t? Please cite a source.
A DJI drone available on Amazon/Alibaba is not a “weapon.” A Shahed is.
US assessment is that China is providing the majority of what Russia needs to make those weapons, which is critical to russias ability to maintain their offensive.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/12/china-supporting-russia-in-massive-military-expansion-us-says
They’re using loopholes to bypass sanctions by posing as civilian gear.
Ukraine is also finding critical Chinese parts on captured gear that used to be from other countries honoring those sanctions.
UK eyes Chinese drone parts for Ukraine
American drones are glitching and getting lost in Ukraine, giving way to a flood of Chinese drones
Ukraine continues to snap up Chinese DJI drones for its defense
And the Russian assessment would be that China is providing much of what’s keeping Ukraine’s defense alive.