Putin crony issues chilling WW3 threat to UK | World | News

If France and the UK provide Kyiv with nuclear weapons technology “to secure more favourable terms” in negotiations to end the war, Russia would be forced to strike, Medvedev said. He argued that the move would “radically change the situation” and violate the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. On the fourth anniversary of the war, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council wrote on Telegram that Russia would use non-strategic nuclear weapons “against targets in Ukraine” and “the supplier countries”.

“And if necessary, against the supplier countries as well, which would become accomplices in a nuclear conflict with Russia.”

This comes after Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed that the UK and France are “actively working” to send nuclear weapons and delivery systems to Ukraine.

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Reportedly under consideration is the the French TN75 small-size warhead from the M51.1 submarine-launched ballistic missile, though the SVR provided no evidence to back this up.

Downing Street dismissed the allegation, with the Prime Minister’s official spokesman saying: “This is a clear attempt by Vladimir Putin to distract from his heinous actions in Ukraine. There is no truth to this.”

Sir Keir Starmer also hit out at Putin for blocking the path to peace and vowed to stand with Kyiv for as long as it takes.

He said it was a “falsehood” to suggest Russia is winning the conflict, which is costing Putin’s forces tens of thousands of lives every month.