Ukraine news LATEST: UK accused of involvement in ‘violence’ in the Black Sea, Britain condemns Russia’s ‘distraction’

Russia has sent a stark warning to Britain as it accuses the UK of getting “too deep” in involvement with against the its invasion of Ukraine. The Russian ambassador for the UK made an allegation that the UK played a part of the damage done to Russian warships in the Black Sea, as Andrei Kelin claims to have evidence. He said: “We perfectly know about [the] participation of British specialists in [the] training, preparation and execution of violence against the Russian infrastructure and the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. We know that it has been done.” “It is dangerous because it escalates the situation. It can bring us up to the line of I would say no return, return is always possible. But anyway, we should avoid escalation. And this is a warning actually that Britain is too deep in this conflict. It means the situation is becoming more and more dangerous.” A UK spokesperson dispelled such “allegations”, as “clearly designed to distract attention from Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine”, adding “it is no secret that the United Kingdom has taken a public lead in our support to Ukraine – this has been enduring since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.” Read our Ukraine-Russia live blog below for the latest updates…