Moscow last night warned it could target British diplomats returning to Kyiv after a defence minister’s ‘provocative’ talk of bombing Russia.
Russia’s defence ministry issued the threat after Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said that the UK backed Ukrainian air strikes on Russian infrastructure.
He added that it would be ‘completely legitimate’ for British weapons to be used in such attacks, even though none are currently thought to be.
But his remarks were seized upon by the Kremlin, with the