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Kremlin: New UK missile help for Ukraine 'adds fuel to the fire'

The Kremlin condemned Britain on Monday for sharing classified SCALP cruise missile component data with Kyiv, warning the move "adds fuel to the fire".

Reuters WORLD
Published August 24,2026 12:58 PM
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The Kremlin said on Monday that Britain's decision ⁠to hand ⁠Ukraine classified information on British-made components used to ⁠make SCALP long-range cruise missiles would "add fuel to the fire" and was regarded by Moscow extremely negatively.

Asked about UK ⁠Prime ⁠Minister Andy Burnham's visit to Kyiv on Monday and the new British missile support, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ⁠Peskov said Britain was a participant in the war on Ukraine's side and accused London ⁠of ‌doing ‌everything it ⁠could to prevent ‌any progress towards an eventual ⁠peace ⁠deal.