MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/. It follows from the position of Britain’s daily The Times newspaper, which called the assassination of Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov a "legitimate act," that Moscow can take a similar approach with NATO officials and their accomplices, including the journalists of this periodical themselves, the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has said on his Telegram channel.

"It is impossible to ignore the comment in The Times. Some bastards in the editorial called the terrorist attack against Kirillov and his aide a ‘legitimate act of defense.’ Very well. By this logic <...> all NATO officials who decided to provide military aid to the Banderite Ukraine are involved in hybrid or conventional warfare against Russia. Their name is legion. <...> All these individuals can and should be considered a legitimate military target for the Russian state. And simply for all patriots of Russia," Medvedev wrote.

He added that these officials "always have their own accomplices" who are also "henceforth legitimate military targets."

"This can be applied to the mangy jackals from The Times, who cowardly hid behind an editorial. That would become the entire management of the publication. Does that make sense? It most certainly does! Which means ‘Be careful!’ After all, many different things happen in London," Medvedev concluded.