'Bloody Harvest': UK Warned By Russia After Long-Range Weapons Supply Agreement With Ukraine

Russia on Wednesday threatened the U.K. with consequences if it provided fighter jets to Ukraine.

The warning came as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that no type of military aid was "off the table."

"Russia will find a response to any unfriendly steps taken by the British side," Moscow's embassy in London said, in a statement carried by Russian news agencies, adding the U.K. will have to bear the responsibility of the "'bloody harvest' of the next round of escalation as well as military and political consequences ensuing from this for the European continent and the whole world."

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky also confirmed the U.K. has agreed to provide them with a powerful defense package, which included inter alia long-range weapons.

"We have a powerful defense package from the United Kingdom. We have agreed on the supply of a significant number of armored vehicles, long-range weapons, and we have also agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots," the statement from the Office of the President of Ukraine read. "I believe that this is our clear signal, for both Ukraine and the United Kingdom, that together we are not just passing through, but will walk all the way to our common victory."

Meanwhile, Sunak also said the U.K. would train Ukrainian pilots to operate NATO-standard aircraft, including British-made tech.

The agreement came when Zelensky made a surprise visit to London on Wednesday.

Sunak said Ukraine will receive various types of weapons from the U.K.

"In particular, when we talk about Challenger tanks, they are needed next month already to defend Ukraine," Sunak said, according to Pravda.

Several other Western countries have also ramped up their efforts to provide Ukraine with necessary military equipment as the threat of a major renewed offensive by Russia loomed over Kyiv.

On Feb. 24, the Ukraine and Russia war is set to complete one year. Analysts believe Russia might use this time to launch another fresh attack in order to win the war.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council secretary said Kyiv would need more weapons urgently to "liquidate" the occupiers.

"We want 2023 to be the year of victory, but we are realists, and I think that the West doesn't know what to do with Russia," Oleksiy Danilov told the Kyiv Independent during an interview.