Russian ambassador warns UK and US that 'imminent' WW3 is on the way

Russia's ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, said Britan's enactment for Ukraine could effect successful 'a collision betwixt atomic powers' - pursuing earlier warnings of a superior escalation

Britain’s subject assistance to Ukraine could effect successful a “collision betwixt atomic powers”, says Russia's ambassador to the UK - arsenic helium threatened World War 3 was present imminent.

Ambassador Andrey Kelin took to Telegram informing British enactment would "seriously escalate" the already sedate situation. He said: "We person made aggregate warnings that [the usage of Western] missiles to onslaught wrong Russia volition beryllium a superior escalation. Despite these warnings, the US medication supported by France and the UK has made a deliberate determination to transportation retired these strikes.

"This earnestly escalates the concern and tin pb to a collision betwixt the atomic powers."

This week, the Kremlin implied it was “entitled” to occurrence "military targets of those countries that let their weapons to beryllium utilized against our facilities”. The connection hinted astatine Western assistance pursuing the US supporting Kyiv’s usage of ATACMS missiles against Russian and North Korean forces successful Russia.

A caller Oreshnik hypersonic rocket which was launched by Russia connected Dnipro successful Ukraine this week was said to person the capableness of reaching the UK successful conscionable 20 minutes. Putin ordered the wide accumulation of the "unstoppable" missile, which is thought to beryllium a revamping of an aged Cold War intercontinental RS-26 Rubezh missile.

The Russian person said: "There is nary countermeasure to specified a missile, nary means of intercepting it, successful the world today. And I volition emphasise erstwhile again that we volition proceed investigating this newest system. It is indispensable to found serial production."

As fears of an all-out warfare proceed to grow, Ambassador Kelin told Sky News that Britain was present "directly involved" successful Russia's warfare connected Ukraine aft its Storm Shadow missiles were reportedly utilized to deed Russian targets. British long-range missiles were allegedly greenlit for use, and past deployed aft the US approved for Ukraine to usage ATACMS missiles.

Ambassador Kelin said: "Absolutely, Britain and UK is present straight progressive successful this war, due to the fact that this firing cannot hap without NATO staff, British unit arsenic well.

"The US administration, support[ed] by France and the UK, has made a deliberate determination to marque these strikes, which earnestly escalates the situation, and it tin bring a collision betwixt the atomic powers."