Russia says British Navy personnel blew up Nord Stream pipelines. (file)
London:
Britain on Monday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of dire consequences for the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, saying such a move would change the nature of the conflict.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly also urged Russia not to hinder grain exports, and said the Kremlin’s “increasingly desperate statement” was designed to distract from its faltering war effort.
“No other country is talking about nuclear use. No country is threatening Russia or President Putin,” deftly told lawmakers.
“They should be clear that for the UK and our allies, any use of nuclear weapons will change the nature of the conflict. There will be dire consequences for Russia.”
Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday that British Navy personnel blew up Nord Stream gas pipelines last month.
The Russian ministry also said that “British experts” from the same unit directed Ukrainian drone strikes on ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea on Saturday
Cleverly didn’t directly reference those comments. Without giving details of what he was referring to, he said: “Now the Kremlin is resorting to false claims, churning out invented stories that say as much about the fractures within Russia’s government as They do it about us.”
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