Medvedev: British politicians are legitimate military targets.
The deputy of the Russian National Security Council says that the British Foreign Minister’s provocative comment has caused the politicians of this country to be considered a legitimate military target for Moscow.
Medvedev: British politicians are legitimate military targets
According to the report of Fars International News Agency, “Dmitry Medvedev”, the deputy of the Russian National Security Council, emphasized that after the British Foreign Minister gave the Ukrainians the right to launch an attack inside the Russian territory, now the British politicians are a legitimate military target for Russia. are.
According to “Politico” website, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley claimed on Tuesday during his visit to Estonia after the recent Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian capital and its suburbs that Kiev “has the right to go beyond self-defense”. attack from its borders.” The British Foreign Minister, whose country has always intensified the war in this country by continuing the escalating wave of arms aid to Ukraine, claimed that Kiev’s attacks inside the Russian territory “weaken” the Kremlin’s ability to continue the war in Ukraine. . Ukraine has not yet officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
In response to the British Foreign Secretary’s provocative words on Twitter, Dmitry Medvedev said that by sending specialists and military aid to Ukraine, London is “unofficially leading an undeclared war against Russia.” In this case, any British official, whether military or civilian, who facilitate this war can be considered as a legitimate military target.
According to Politico, Medvedev, who has always given clear answers to the provocations and actions of Ukraine’s western allies in the direction of escalating the war in this country, recently supported the killing of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The former Russian president warned in a tweet on Wednesday: “Stupid British authorities, our eternal enemy, must remember that within the framework of globally accepted international laws that define the rules of modern warfare, including the Geneva and Hague Conventions and their additional protocols, their country can be counted as a country engaged in war.
The White House, however, apparently tried to adopt a position contrary to the position of the British Foreign Secretary. White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said at a press conference on Tuesday that the United States is also gathering information about drone strikes in Moscow. He claimed: “We do not support attacks inside the territory of Russia. End of Convrsation.”
