The ambassador pointed to Britain's attempts to shackle the Russian fleet in the Black Sea

The United Kingdom is attempting to increase the combat capabilities of the Ukrainian Navy to deter the actions of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. This was announced by Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin in an interview with RIA Novosti on May 23.

"Britain has always been doing this, long before the beginning of its history. Thus, London is trying to hobble the Russian fleet on the Black Sea, although the balance of power in this region is significantly in our favor," the diplomat noted.

He stressed that since 2021, London has provided Kiev with missile and raid boats, Viking amphibious vehicles. In 2021, the United Kingdom also signed an agreement with Ukraine to provide a loan of 1.7 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) to finance contracts for the purchase of weapons and the construction of naval infrastructure.

"After the start of its military operation, London continued to supply Kiev with anti-ship missiles and helped create flotillas of unmanned boats. And the fact that British specialists were involved in planning operations on the Black Sea by Ukrainian forces was widely disseminated, including in the British press," Kelin added.

As noted by "Gazeta.En", the ambassador in London indicated that the kingdom is working on new precision weapons, which will be another blow to arms control agreements after the destruction of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

Danube Warriors: NATO countries held Sea Shield exercises in the Black Sea region

The alliance's troops have worked to protect the routes through which weapons are delivered to Ukraine, experts say.

Russian Presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev said on April 29 that the British government's actions demonstrate its claims to the Black Sea region. He noted that London has already established the so-called "mine action coalition" and now plans to patrol the Black Sea with its warships.