Russian Foreign Spokeswoman: We would strike British facilities in Ukraine and abroad if London’s threats materialize
Russia has the right to strike British facilities in Ukraine and abroad if London’s threats to carry out attacks with British weapons on Russian territory by Kiev materialize. Moscow Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Tass. “Should such a scenario come to fruition, our country, Russia, reserves the right to respond accordingly, that is, to target British facilities located both in Ukraine and outside its borders: military facilities, weapons and so on,” Zakharova specified, judging the words of British Foreign Minister David Cameron as “something absolutely crazy”. “This statement is not only illegitimate, but also illogical, because Britain itself not so long ago stated literally the opposite,” Zakharova said. “This statement first appeared in the news feed of a British news agency. Then, after remaining there for two hours, it was removed. The entire article with Cameron’s statements was removed,” he added . “And a few hours later, apparently after some discussions, I’m sure, at 10 Downing Street, at the Foreign Office and at Reuters itself, it was decided not to sacrifice the reputation of the British news agency and to publish the sentence that was actually uttered”. “We reacted immediately – Zakharova said – The appropriate reaction was presented to the world through diplomatic channels. The ambassador was summoned. In fact, Russia did not just summon him for a reprimand, but responded in absolutely unequivocally to the British ambassador to the statements in question in the way in which we have done”.
