Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, said on Wednesday that the UK is Moscow’s “perpetual enemy” and that any British official helping Ukraine in a war between the two countries could be considered a legitimate military target. , “stupid British officials” should remember that the UK can be considered “at war” with Moscow. “Great Britain acts as an ally of Ukraine and provides it with military assistance in the form of equipment and specialists, that is, de facto waging an undeclared war against Russia,” Medvedev said on Twitter. “In this case, any of its public servants (whether military or civilians assisting in the war) can be considered a legitimate military target,” he added.
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said that Ukraine has the right to attack objects in Russia in self-defense. Cleverly, who belongs to the ruling Conservative Party, said during a press conference with his Estonian counterpart Margos Tsakhna in the Estonian capital Tallinn on Tuesday: “Ukraine has a legal right to defend itself, it has a legal right to do so within its borders, of course, but she also has the right.” In using its power outside its borders to undermine Russia’s ability to use force within Ukraine itself.