Russian MP threatens Hungary with energy cut-off after Budapest labels Moscow a security threat
Hungary’s new Tisza government has labelled Russia a security threat, marking a sharp break with the Orbán era. Moscow has warned the shift could put Hungary’s Russian oil and gas supplies at risk.
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that Russia could strike British military targets within and outside of Ukraine in response to Ukrainian strikes using British missiles. The Russian official called on Britain to modify its hostile stance towards Ukraine, asserting that such actions could escalate the conflict to unprecedented levels.
Earlier in her briefing, Zakharova had criticized Britain and France for supplying sensitive missile technology to Ukraine, describing their actions as "playing with fire."
Britain recently announced that Ukraine would be granted access to classified technology, enabling them to commence the production of Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles. These missiles are capable of executing strikes deep within Russian territory. France has already agreed to license the technology for the European missile.
The Kremlin dismissed US media reports suggesting that Russia might attack a NATO member state and stated that the purpose of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow this week was not to caution Moscow against such an action. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the reports as "scare-stories" with no basis in reality or the intentions of the Russian Federation.
On Thursday, the head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service reported holding a "working-level meeting" with Ratcliffe. The meeting reportedly centered on unspecified, sensitive matters pertaining to their respective intelligence services.
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