Kremlin adviser threatens Britain with attacks over its support for Ukraine
Russia may resort to “paramilitary actions” against the United Kingdom to force London to stop providing military support to Ukraine. Kremlin adviser Andrei Fedorov made this statement.
Fedorov suggested that British companies manufacturing drones for Ukraine could become targets of attacks. At the same time, the Kremlin adviser stated that such actions could allegedly be carried out by “unknown sources.”
His remarks came after British Prime Minister Andy Bernam’s visit to Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day.
During the visit, the British prime minister announced that London had authorized Ukraine to produce Storm Shadow missiles. According to him, the relevant technologies have already been approved, and defense companies are planned to be involved in the project’s implementation.
Commenting on the UK’s decision, Fyodorov stated that Moscow could allegedly respond to London’s actions.
“Sooner or later, there may be not only a verbal but also, possibly, some visible reaction from Russia to the UK’s actions,” the Kremlin adviser said.
When asked by journalists to clarify the nature of a possible response, he replied:
“There are various discussions about what this might look like—it could be a so-called technical response, perhaps some cyberattacks from an unknown source, certainly not at the official level... Various political steps are possible, and I cannot rule out 100% that there might be, for example, some paramilitary actions,” Fyodorov said.
Journalists separately asked the Kremlin adviser whether this could involve military attacks on British factories directly on British soil.
In response, Fedorov stated:
“They may be attacked not by Russia, but… by unknown sources.”
Thus, the Kremlin representative effectively admitted the possibility of sabotage, cyberattacks, or other forms of pressure on British enterprises in response to the deepening of London’s military-technical cooperation with Ukraine.
This was reported by The Standard.
As a reminder, during his first visit to Kyiv, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced his readiness to grant Ukraine access to classified information related to the British components of SCALP missiles.
In Kyiv, Burnham called Russia’s threats “outrageous.”
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