Andrey Kelin, Russia’s Ambassador to the U.K., has a reputation for speaking his mind. In an interview with BBC posted by the Russian Embassy on its X account, and by BBC to its website, and reported by TASS Kelin stated: “My government firmly believes the U.K. government is waging aggressive war against Russia by the hands of Ukrainians. This is a proxy war led by the United Kingdom’s government by providing lethal weapons, with which the U.K. government is killing Russian soldiers and civilians.”