Russia summons UK envoy over weapons supplies to Ukraine

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned British Charge d’Affaires Danae Dholakia over London’s growing weapons supplies to Ukraine, the Russian TASS news agency reported, citing a statement from the ministry.

"On September 18, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned British Charge d’Affaires Danae Dholakia to lodge a strong protest against London’s continued increase in supplies of drones and other weapons to the Kiev regime," the statement reads.

Russia emphasized that "the highly confrontational Ukraine policy the United Kingdom pursues is clearly aimed at prolonging and escalating the conflict to the greatest extent possible and is only weakening the prospects for a political settlement."

"It was pointed out that through large-scale supplies of long-range offensive weapons, London was making itself an accomplice to the Kiev regime’s brutal atrocities, which cannot be described other than terrorism and war crimes," the Russian Foreign Ministry noted.

Any British military facilities in Ukraine used for strikes on Russia "are a legitimate target,” Moscow said.

A demand was presented to the British side that "it should abandon its escalation policy and make sure its actions comply with its international commitments," the Russian Foreign Ministry stated.