Moscow, Aug. 27 -- Russia has issued a stark warning to the UK and France amid their growing support for Ukraine, with President Vladmir Putin warning that the two nations were "playing with fire" and warned of dangerous retaliation, threatening to attack military facilities both inside, as well as outside Ukraine.

The warning came after London announced plans to provide Kyiv with access to classified technology that would enable it to begin domestic production of the Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles.

According to The Guardian, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday accused Britain and France of "playing with fire", signalling Moscow's growing concern over Western efforts to strengthen Ukraine's long-rang...