Last Update: February 08, 2023, 23:56 IST
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) hosts Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky for a meeting inside 10 Downing Street in central London on February 8. (AFP)
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited London where he urged allies to send fighter jets to his war-torn country.
Russia said on Wednesday it would retaliate if Britain sent warplanes to Ukraine.
“Russia will respond to any unfriendly steps taken by the British side,” Moscow’s embassy in London said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies.
The Russian embassy said that London would be responsible for the “bloody harvest” of the next round of escalation, as well as the military and political consequences for the European continent and the whole world.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited London where he urged allies to send fighter jets to his war-torn country.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that “nothing is off the table” in terms of military aid to Ukraine.
Sunak, at a joint press conference with Zelensky, said the fighter jets for Ukraine were “part of the conversation”.
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