Russian Threats Won’t Stop the U.K.’s Drone Deliveries

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at British military commitments to Ukraine, South Korea’s efforts to reduce reliance on the United States, and Israeli airstrikes on a Syrian military base. Will London Pay the Price? The United Kingdom pledged its continued support for Ukraine on Tuesday, defying Russian threats of possible retaliation for supplying drones to Kyiv. Such posturing highlights the significant role that drone warfare has played on the battlefield, and it risks broadening the yearslong conflict into NATO territory. On Monday, the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom accused London of “deliberately opting for an escalation…