Moscow has described the Ukraine conflict as a proxy war being waged against Russia by the West. Russian officials have noted that sophisticated systems such as Storm Shadows cannot be effectively used by Ukrainian forces without the direct involvement of Western military personnel.
Speaking at the Future Forum-2050 in Moscow this June, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine “would be helpless without the British,” adding that London is “100%” involved in the conflict. Moscow has described the Ukraine conflict as a proxy war being waged against Russia by the West. Russian officials have noted that sophisticated systems such as Storm Shadows cannot be effectively used by Ukrainian forces without the direct involvement of Western military personnel.