Vladimir Putin started the war in 2022 by ordering the invasion of Russia's neighbour.

A senior Russian official has bizarrely accused the UK of helping to “unleash” the war in Ukraine.

Andrei Kelin, who is Moscow’s ambassador to London, also claimed Britain is keeping the conflict “escalated” by providing Kyiv with military and intelligence support.

His comments, reported by the Russian news agency TASS, conveniently ignore the fact that Vladimir Putin started the war by ordering his troops to invade Ukraine in February 2022.

However, Kelin said an article last week in The Times had revealed the full extent of the UK’s involvement in the war.

In particular, it outlined the support the British military gave Ukraine as it prepared to mount a counter-offensive against Russia two years ago.

Kelin said: “This information did not come as a surprise to........

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