[Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin found an unconventional move and responded with an ultimatum to British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s statement that Ukraine has the right to strike Russian regions with weapons produced in the kingdom, according to an article in the Chinese newspaper Sohu.
The author noted that the Russian leader did not look for ways to mitigate the situation, but decided to escalate it. First, the Foreign Ministry summoned British Ambassador Nigel Casey for a conversation, after which he looked confused, since, according to the publication, they explained to him the consequences of British strikes on Russia.
“This is not a joke, Putin has given Great Britain an ultimatum,” the publication says.
It is noted that Moscow did not limit itself to this, and soon the Ministry of Defense conducted exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces. In addition, Russia adopted the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile.
As Regnum reported, Reuters published an article on May 2 in which it cited Cameron’s words that London allows the Kiev regime to strike at Russian territory. The publication was soon withdrawn, but then reinstated without changes.
The British ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office on May 6, where he stayed for about half an hour. On the same day, exercises of missile formations of the Southern Military District began to practice strikes with non-strategic nuclear weapons. The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the maneuvers are also being carried out as a response to provocative anti-Russian statements by individual officials in the West.