The British side excluded itself from the list of parties with which Russia could discuss serious issues at the level of foreign ministers, Russian Ambassador to Great Britain Andrei Kelin told Izvestia. According to him, London is now perceived more as the “leading ideologist and inspirer” of the anti-Russian front, and nothing remains of the previous quite normal relations.
Earlier, the UK government expanded the sanctions list against Russia by 42 items. In particular, it includes not only Russian companies, but also those from Israel, Kyrgyzstan, China, the UAE, Turkey and the Central African Republic. According to the document, the following companies were sanctioned: NOVATEK Murmansk, Rusatom Arctic, Ruskhimaliyans, VNIIR-Progress, Modern Marine Arctic Transport LNG, and the air carrier Volga-Dnepr.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reported that the Kremlin had warned British Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the consequences of the decision, after which the Ukrainian Armed Forces could be given the opportunity to attack Russian territory. Journalists pointed out that Moscow had sent a signal to London after the head of government’s statement about Ukraine’s right to decide for itself how to use Western weapons. At the same time, Starmer emphasized that the Ukrainian Armed Forces could use weapons received from Britain only with the reservation of “international humanitarian law.”