Burnham Pokes the Bear: Russia Threatens UK as Iran War Drains US Navy

Russia has issued its most explicit threat yet against British military targets after Prime Minister Andy Burnham offered Ukraine the blueprints to build its own Storm Shadow cruise missiles, a move Moscow says brings the UK 'one step away' from being complicit in terrorism.

Background

The Kremlin's warning, delivered by foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday, marks a dramatic escalation in tensions following Burnham's first major foreign policy...