Russia's Medvedev says UK deploying a force in Ukraine would be declaration of war

Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev said in a post on Telegram on Friday that deployment of any British military contingent in Ukraine would be a declaration of war against Russia.

Responding to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's visit to Kyiv, Medvedev asked how the western public would react if Sunak's delegation came under fire from cluster munitions, as he said had happened to the southern Russian city of Belgorod.

Belgorod, which is located close to the Ukrainian border, has been hit by rockets and drones in recent months, with 25 people killed in an attack on Dec. 30. (Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)