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VLADIMIR Putin's closest ally has threatened to unleash World War III on the West if UK sends troops onto Ukrainian soil.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that any Brit soldiers training Ukrainians would be legitimate targets for Russian forces and "mercilessly destroyed".
The Putin crony's terrifying claims were made following British defence secretary Grant Shapps admission he was considering deploying UK troops to train soldiers inside Ukraine.
The presidential spokesperson also warned as that German factories producing Taurus missiles should they supply Kyiv.
Medvedev has become an increasingly hawkish and anti-Western figure in Russian politics, said such steps by the West were bringing World War Three closer.
In a post on Telegram, Medvedev first directed his ire towards recently appointed British Defence Minister Grant Shapps, who said in a newspaper interview that London wants to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, in addition to training Ukrainian armed forces in Britain or other Western countries as at present.
"(This will) turn their instructors into a legal target for our armed forces," Medvedev wrote on Telegram. "Understanding perfectly well that they will be ruthlessly destroyed. And not as mercenaries, but namely as British NATO specialists."
Medvedev then turned his focus to Germany, vilifying those who want Berlin to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles that could strike Russian territory and try to limit Moscow's supply to its army.
"They say this is in accordance with international law. Well, in that case, strikes on German factories where these missiles are made would also be in full compliance with international law," Medvedev said.
"These morons are actively pushing us towards World War Three," Medvedev said.
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