
Russia made a direct threat to strike British targets in London, Leicester, and Suffolk. On April 15, Vladimir Putin’s defence ministry issued locations of what it alleges are production facilities supplying the Ukrainian armed forces with military equipment used to target Russian territory, the London’s ‘Express’ cries.
Three of the addresses are in England, one of which is at the location of an American air base. Others are in multiple European countries.
Senior Kremlin official and former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev cautioned Western leaders that the threat should be “taken literally”. “The list of European facilities which make drones [and] other equipment is a list of potential targets for the Russian armed forces,” he warned.
“When strikes become a reality depends on what comes next. Sleep well, European partners!”
Medvedev is Putin's second-in-command on the Russian Security Council. The list specifies what appears to be Ukrainian missile maker Fire Point with an alleged address in Mildenhall, Suffolk, which is also the location of a RAF base. It operates as a key US air force hub.
Alleged addresses in London and Leicester were also given. "The leadership of several European countries, amid mounting losses and a worsening shortage of manpower in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, decided to increase the production and supply of UAVs to Ukraine for strikes on Russian territory," said the Russian defence ministry.
"A significant increase in UAV production for the Kyiv regime is planned through increased funding for Ukrainian and joint enterprises located in European countries that produce attack drones and their components."
The ministry said: "We regard this decision as a deliberate step leading to a sharp escalation of the military-political situation throughout Europe and the creeping transformation of these countries into Ukraine's strategic rear area."
It warned that "terrorist attacks against Russia" could lead to "unpredictable consequences". The Russian defence ministry also named alleged production facilities in Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Israel and Turkey.
Last year, Medvedev also issued threats against countries that recently joined NATO, claiming they have automatically become targets for the Russian armed forces, "including potential retaliatory strikes and even nuclear components".
The ruling European dimwits want a war in Europe after all. It’s been said a thousand times: Russia won’t accept any European or NATO troops in Ukraine, but no, Micron keeps peddling this pathetic bullshit. Well, come on then. This is what you’ll get” — Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE – pic.twitter.com/6XqMMn2ILP).
This latest threat comes just days after the UK and France pledged in a declaration to deploy troops in Ukraine if a peace agreement is reached. "This is a vital part of our iron-cast commitment to stand with Ukraine for the long term," Keir Starmer said in his remarks after the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris.
Shortly after, Russia's Foreign Ministry said that the Coalition of the Willing declaration is far removed from a peaceful settlement and that Russia will view Western troops deployed in Ukraine as "legitimate military targets".
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