Medvedev: Sending UK troops to Ukraine will mean declaring war against Russia

Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Head of the Security Council of Russia has said, sending British troops to Ukraine will be the same as declaring war against Russia.

Jan 15, 2024 - 11:38
Medvedev: Sending UK troops to Ukraine will mean declaring war against Russia
Medvedev: Sending UK troops to Ukraine will mean declaring war against Russia

Speaking about the visit of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Ukraine, the former Russian president has reminded that the British leader has come to show support for Ukraine, a few days after Kyiv attacked the Russian city of Belgorod with cluster bombs. "What would the Western public say if the British delegation was attacked with cluster bombs in the center of Kyiv as happened to the citizens of our Belgorod?" has questioned Medvedev. Medvedev, who served as Russia's president from 2008 to 2012, has called Britain "rude" and Russia's "eternal enemy". Sunak (left) and Zelenskyy signing the £2.5 billion UK military aid agreement for Ukraine The Deputy Head of the Security Council of Russia has explained by saying: "I hope our eternal enemy, the tyrant Britain, understands that sending their official military force to Ukraine will mean declaring war against our country". British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday Friday visited Kyiv and announced military aid of 2.5 billion pounds (about 3.1 billion dollars) to Ukraine in the next fiscal year, with the aim of strengthening the country's defense capabilities through modern technology. Along with Sunak's visit to Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that his country and Great Britain have signed a 10-year security cooperation agreement of an "unprecedented" level..