After the UK’s Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, announced the successful deployment of British-made Starstreak anti-air systems in Ukraine, Russian ambassador Andrey Kelin has told TASS news agency: “All arms supplies are destabilizing, particularly those mentioned by Wallace.
“They exacerbate the situation, making it even bloodier. Apparently, those are new, high-precision weapons. “Naturally, our armed forces will view them as a legitimate target if those supplies get through the Ukrainian border.” Ben Wallace has said that the Ukrainians will need the right kit to take on the Russian army as it continues to pummel Ukrainian cities with its bombs and missiles.
“Naturally, our armed forces will view them as a legitimate target if those supplies get through the Ukrainian border,” he told the state-run Tass news agency. This comes after British defense secretary Ben Wallace pledged to send more lethal aid to help Ukraine fight off Russia.
Elsewhere, Pope Francis has criticized Russia for its “infantile” war in Ukraine, saying the world thought such behavior was a thing of the “distant past”.
On a visit to Malta, the leader of the Catholic Church also appeared to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin directly. “Once again, some potentate, sadly caught up in anachronistic claims of nationalist interests, is provoking and fomenting conflicts, whereas ordinary people sense the need to build a future that, will either be shared or not be at all,” he said.
