Russian officials have so far provided no evidence to support their claims. (file)
Moscow:
The foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Moscow would call the British ambassador “in the near future” to hand over “evidence” of its claim that Britain helped plot an attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.
Russia has claimed Britain’s “experts” helped Kyiv launch drone strikes on a fleet in Crimea linked to Moscow over the weekend.
Russia has also accused London of being behind the September blasts on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Russian officials have so far provided no evidence to support their claims.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: “The UK ambassador will be summoned and appropriate materials will be given to him.” He said the meeting would take place “in the near future”.
“The original material will be handed over to the British side as evidence and will also be shown to the general public,” he said.
The British Ambassador to Russia is Deborah Bronert.
Zakharova said that Moscow would publish “materials” after the meeting with the ambassador.
On Saturday, the Russian military said Ukraine had launched drones into its fleet in southern Ukraine “led by British experts in the city of Ochakiv”.
Moscow said that “to the best of our knowledge” the same British unit had “participated in the planning” of the September explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea.
The UK says these are “false claims on an epic scale.”
Relations between London and Moscow have been deteriorating over the years, and Russia considers Britain – a staunch supporter of Ukraine – as one of the most hostile Western countries.
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