UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says Kremlin adviser
The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made missile components to Ukraine.
Russian former deputy foreign minister Andrei Fedorov warned that UK drone factories may face attacks from unknown sources due to the sharing of blueprints for British-made cruise missile components with Ukraine. This potential semi-military response comes as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham travels to the US, alongside European leaders, to lobby President Donald Trump on Ukraine's defense needs.
Burnham's visit, which is his first as Prime Minister, follows his recent trip to Ukraine, where he promised to continue pressuring Russia. The UK has agreed to share blueprints for the Scalp missile, a French version of the UK's Storm Shadow cruise missile, allowing Ukraine to produce the long-range weapon domestically. Fedorov, a pro-Kremlin commentator, suggested that Putin is facing pressure to take measures against the UK, citing public opinion polls, journalists, and mass media as potential sources of this pressure.
Fedorov also suggested that the attacks could take place at drone factories producing components for Ukraine, though not necessarily by Russia itself. The Kremlin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, criticized the UK's decision to share the missile blueprints, stating that it hinders progress towards peace and claiming that the Russian military is gathering data to locate and destroy missile production sites.
Burnham emphasized the UK's support for Ukraine and pledged to continue pressuring Russia, while also highlighting the potential for other players to contribute to Ukraine's defense.
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