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'Britain made another step to escalation': former adviser to Putin discusses Moscow's threats to UK
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16:15Now PlayingMoscow has threatened the UK following reports Ukraine is using British drones to attack Russian territory.
The Russian embassy said there would be a high price for supporting Ukraine and accused Britain of escalating the conflict.
Former presidential adviser to Vladimir Putin, Sergei Markov, said "Great Britain has made another step to escalation" - he also blames the UK as being the true aggressors of the war - not Russia.
Former NATO deputy supreme allied commander, General Sir Richard Shirreff, said: "You can't do deals with Russia when they are represented by the likes of Sergei Markov".
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