Russia has sent a harrowing warning to the UK in an attempt to put a stop to current conflicts.
In case you've been off the grid for the last few months, worldwide tensions have been rising exponentially, meaning the prospect of World War III isn't completely out of the question.
Earlier this month, the government released a chilling document warning Brits to 'prepare for war' as nations may use a number of methods to attack.
The conflict between Israel and Iran may have been put on a temporary pause following the US' recent involvement, but a war of words has since ensued.
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Iran and Israel seemingly dishonoured the ceasefire in the early stages of the agreement, but things have remained stagnant since.
A war is still ongoing between Russia and Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin recently losing £150 million worth of war planes in a drone strike by the latter.
Russia has previously blamed the UK for strikes that took place earlier this month, with the Kremlin never shying away from mentioning the prospect of a third world war.
And now, they have sent an ultimatum to the UK to halt military training for Ukrainian troops, as one of their conditions to put an end to the war.
Rodion Miroshnik, special envoy to Putin's foreign ministry, sent the message out after Trump claimed that he was ready to push sanctions on the nation as they refused to end the war.
Over the weekend, Russia carried out the most brutal onslaught of Ukraine so far, with 537 strikes in total.
Miroshnik added: “The participation or complicity of other countries is a key issue that must be stopped in all forms – including weapons deliveries and the training of Ukrainian militants.
“All of this amounts to direct complicity in the conflict."
Miroshnik further stated: “Halting these programmes would be a signal of willingness to seek a resolution.”
Putin's representative was speaking to Russian outlet Izvestia, who claimed: "Two main Western training initiatives are active – the UK’s Operation Interflex and the EU’s EUMAM mission.”
Russia remains set in their goal to 'demilitarise' Ukraine, while they could remain militarised, according to the vice-rector of the Diplomatic Academy in Moscow, Oleg Karpovich.
“In practice, they are participating in the killing of our citizens while simultaneously co-ordinating terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime on Russian territory,” he said of the UK.
US Senator Lindsey Graham recently claimed that he is confident that President Donald Trump would sign the bill to start pushing tough sanctions on the Kremlin.
Speaking to ABC News, he claimed: "For the first time yesterday, the president told me ... 'it's time to move your bill’," adding that the US are 'in good shape', with the final decision in Trump's hands.
Topics: Russia, Ukraine, World News, UK News
Joshua Nair