Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out at the UK after Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) foiled what Moscow described as a UK-Ukraine “provocation plot” to hijack a MiG-31 fighter jet armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile. Speaking in Moscow, Lavrov mocked Britain, saying it would be difficult for London to “wash its hands” of the scandal, accusing it of trying to orchestrate a NATO confrontation by framing Russia. The FSB reported that Ukrainian intelligence, allegedly backed by the UK, attempted to recruit Russian pilots to fly the aircraft to a NATO base in Romania — a plan that could have sparked a global crisis. Lavrov also said Moscow was ready to resume work on organising a Putin-Trump summit in Budapest, signaling thawing diplomatic channels despite Western provocations.<br />#russia #lavrov #UK #APT
