[The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons the British Charge d’Affaires in Russia over British military aid to Ukraine] On September 18, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on September 18, local time, that Russia summoned the British Charge d’Affaires in Russia to lodge a firm protest against the UK’s continued increase in the supply of drones and other weapons systems to the Kiev regime. The report stated that Britain's large-scale supply of long-range offensive weapons to Kiev will only delay and escalate the conflict, making the prospect of a political solution to the Ukrainian issue even more distant. The report emphasized that Russia reserves the right to take necessary response actions within the scope of exercising the right of self-defense, and confirmed that any British military facilities in Ukraine used to attack Russian territory are legal targets. The British side bears full responsibility for the possible further deterioration of the situation. Currently, the post of Russian ambassador to the UK is vacant and relations between the two countries are tense. Russia’s former ambassador to the UK resigned in July this year. (CCTV News)