politics
Russia says UK ‘playing with fire’ amid reports CIA chief has warned Kremlin not to attack Nato
Moscow threatens retaliation after Andy Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missiles
TL;DR
- Russia threatens UK military retaliation for its support of Ukraine, including sharing classified technology for missile production.
- Reports indicate the CIA director warned the Kremlin against testing Nato with a limited assault.
- Russia denies these reports, calling them 'scare-story material'.
- Nato countries bordering Russia are enhancing military readiness.
- Poland is preparing for the possibility of a full-scale conflict and has received its first shipment of South Korean battle tanks.
- Russia has also invoked its nuclear arsenal threat against Japan and described relations with the US as a 'crisis'.