Russian invasion The world's response

Moscow threatens London with a "high price" for Ukraine support

Moscow is threatening Britain after Ukraine for the first time reportedly used British drones against targets inside Russia, British media report.

The Russian embassy in London accuses Britain of "deliberately escalating the Ukraine crisis" and warns in a statement of consequences:

"The deeper Britain gets involved in the conflict and the more support it gives to Kyiv's terrorist machinery, the higher the price will be."

Britain responds that the country stands firm in its support for Ukraine and will continue to provide the country with equipment to defend itself against the Russian invasion.

- Russia should not doubt this government's determination to resist Russian aggression, says a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense according to The Guardian.

Latvia: We protect the EU - give us more money

Latvia wants seven billion euros in next year's EU budget to cover the costs of its hard line against Russia, reports Politico. That's half of the country's defense spending over the seven-year budget period.

A growing Latvian public opinion believes that countries bordering Russia are bearing an unreasonably high cost for military buildup and the economic losses caused by the closed trade route to the east.

The country is taking out loans to protect EU countries further away from Russia, and a large part of the money is being spent on weapons from richer countries such as Germany, France and Sweden, according to Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.

- Our budget deficit is skyrocketing, and with that debt we pay for the defense of all of Europe, he says.