World Blog by humble servant. Ukraine Chronicles 850 UK’s ‘strike on Russia’ comment triggers Moscow response Any attempts to do so would invoke an immediate “proportional” response, the Russian military has said

The Russian Ministry of Defense has accused London of a “direct provocation” after British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said Ukrainian forces can use UK-supplied weapons to attack targets on Russian soil. Any attempts to do so would invoke an immediate response, the ministry warned in a statement on Tuesday. “We want to emphasize that London’s direct provocation of the Kiev regime to such actions, should they attempt to do so, will immediately lead to our proportional response. As we have warned, the Russian armed forces are on standby around the clock to retaliate with long-range high-precision weapons against decision-making centers in Kiev,” the military warned. Ukraine can strike Russia with British arms – UKREAD MORE: Ukraine can strike Russia with British arms – UK The ministry went on to say that “advisers from one of the Western nations” located in these centers “won’t necessarily be a problem” in Russia’s decision-making regarding retaliatory measures. Earlier in the day, Heappey said Kiev can use UK-supplied weapons to launch attacks on Russian territory, dismissing fears that this would lead to an international escalation. “It is completely legitimate for Ukraine to be targeting in Russia’s depth in order to disrupt the logistics that if they weren’t disrupted would directly contribute to death and carnage on Ukrainian soil,” Heappey told Times Radio.