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MOSCOW, April 17 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that European countries were becoming more \u200cinvolved in the war in Ukraine, referencing \u200ca warning from Russia’s Defence Ministry about drone production sites \u200bacross the continent and in Britain.<\/p>\n
The Defence Ministry on Wednesday warned against European plans to step up drone supplies to Ukraine and published a list \u200cof factories and \u2060enterprises it alleged manufacture drones or drone components.<\/p>\n
It listed facilities in Britain, Germany, \u2060Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Israel and Turkey.<\/p>\n
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, \u200bnow deputy \u200bchair of Russia’s \u200bSecurity Council, said in \u200ca subsequent post on X that the list amounted to a list of potential targets for Russia’s armed forces. “When strikes become a reality depends on what comes next. Sleep well, European partners!” said \u200cMedvedev.<\/p>\n
Asked whether the Defence Ministry’s \u200bpublication and Medvedev’s comments meant \u200bthat Russia was \u200bgenuinely considering striking targets in Europe, \u200cPeskov did not give a \u200byes or \u200bno answer.<\/p>\n
“These countries are becoming increasingly directly involved in the conflict, in the war surrounding \u200bUkraine,” said \u200cPeskov. “The details are set out in the Defence \u200bMinistry’s statement.”<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Dmitry AntonovWriting by Maxim \u200bRodionovEditing by Andrew Osborn)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n