Moscow has the right to consider the involvement of British missile forces in strikes on Russia as direct participation in the conflict in Ukraine, with all the ensuing consequences.

Axar.az reports, citing local media, that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Vesti journalist Pavel Zarubin.

“You know, I feel sorry for Britain if it stays with Ukraine until the very end,” he said.

“President [Russian President Vladimir Putin] warned about our right to act in any region of the world’s oceans if someone encroaches on our interests or our property. Likewise, we have the right to regard the proudly announced direct involvement of British missile forces in strikes on Russia as participation in the war, with all the ensuing consequences,” Lavrov stressed.