Russia escalated threats against Britain on 2026-08-28, warning of retaliation after UK officials announced plans to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles. The Kremlin described Britain as 'playing with fire' in response to ongoing Western military support for Kyiv.
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Russia warns Britain is ‘playing with fire’ over support for Ukraine
Kremlin threatens retaliation after Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missiles UK politics live – latest updates Russia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of Kyiv by striking military targets inside and outside Ukraine, amid reports that the director of the CIA warned the Kremlin against attacking Nato during a secretive visit this week. Andy Burn
Russia said it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory using British weapons. The warning followed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s statement that London would give Kyiv access to classified technology to produce Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles [theguardian.com#1][scmp.com#1][alarabiya.net#2][japantoday.com#1][d
Russia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of Kyiv by striking military targets inside and outside Ukraine, amid reports that the director of the CIA warned the Kremlin against attacking Nato during a secretive visit this week.