Russia threatens UK with ‘consequences’ after British drones used by Ukraine

Ukrainian drone strikes into Russia has led to widespread fuel shortages (Picture: Contributor/Getty Images) Russia has threatened to retaliate after British-made drones were used for the first time by Ukraine in strikes against Putin. Moscow’s embassy in London warned the UK would pay a ‘higher price’ if it becomes more involved in the war in eastern Europe. According to Russian state media, the embassy accused the UK of ‘deliberately betting on an escalation of the Ukraine crisis, while hypocritically claiming to be striving for peace’. Repeating a common slur against Ukraine, the statement continued: ‘The United Kingdom is thus acting as an accomplice and accessory to the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks of Ukrainian neo-Nazis seeking to contain our country and to inflict maximum dam