Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andriy Kelin, has warned in an interview with Sky News that the UK is “too involved” in the war in Ukraine, claiming he has evidence that British special forces are involved in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea. fleet in Crimea, reports The Guardian.

Ambassador of Russia in London Andriy KelinPhoto: PA Images / Alamy / Alamy / Profimedia

When asked to produce this evidence, Kaelin said he had given the evidence to the British ambassador and that it would “be released shortly”, possibly as early as tomorrow.

“It’s dangerous because it escalates the situation,” Kaelin said. “This may put us on the verge of – I would say – no return, a return is always possible. But still, we must avoid escalation.”

“And this is really a warning that Britain is too involved in this conflict. This means that the situation is becoming more and more dangerous.”

However, despite Russia’s accusation that the West “encourages provocations with weapons of mass destruction,” Kelin said Moscow would not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

“Nuclear war cannot be won and can never be fought,” he said. “And we stand by that statement.”

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it had sent a protest to Britain’s ambassador to Moscow after he was summoned to complain about the involvement of British specialists in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea.

“In the approach, it was emphasized that such confrontational actions by the British threaten to escalate the situation and may lead to unpredictable and dangerous consequences,” the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said she would provide evidence to the British ambassador, who was summoned in connection with Saturday’s drone attack on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

In the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry, it is stated that Great Britain has been training the personnel of the Ukrainian services for some time, as well as divers to acquire “sabotage skills at sea”.

“There is information that the British Navy has also transferred a certain number of unmanned underwater vehicles to the Ukrainian side,” the report says.