Kremlin adviser threatens UK with 'semi-military' action over support for Ukraine
Andy Burnham (photo: Getty Images)
Russia could resort to "semi-military" action against the United Kingdom in an attempt to force London to end its support for Ukraine, Kremlin adviser Andrei Fedorov warned, according to The Standard.
The Kremlin adviser suggested that British companies producing drones for Ukraine could become targets of attacks from "unknown sources."
His threat came almost immediately after a statement by UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Kyiv on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day. As is known, he announced that London had allowed Ukraine to produce Storm Shadow missiles.
According to Burnham, the transfer of the relevant technologies has already been approved. Moreover, defense companies will be involved in the process.
Amid the latest developments, the Kremlin adviser said that "sooner or later, there might be not only verbal, but maybe some visible reaction from Russia towards the UK."
Journalists asked Fedorov what exactly he meant.
"There are different discussions about how it should look like – it might be a so-called technical reaction, maybe some hacker attack from an unknown source, not from the official level, of course... There might be different political steps, and I cannot exclude 100% that there might be some semi-military, for example," the Kremlin adviser added.
Media representatives asked Fedorov to clarify whether this meant a possible Russian military attack on British factories directly in the United Kingdom.
"They could be attacked, not by Russia, but by… from unknown sources," the Kremlin adviser threatened.
On August 24 in Kyiv, Andy Burnham publicly promised that Britain would strengthen Ukraine's air defenses ahead of winter.
On the same day, the Kremlin threatened strikes on Ukrainian facilities producing long-range weapons.
