UK Envoy Says AUKUS Pact Should Also Target Russia, TASS Reports

Russian state news agency TASS reported that British envoy Stephen Lovegrove said the AUKUS security partnership should also be directed against Russia, not solely focused on the Asia-Pacific region.

According to the TASS report, Lovegrove said London is calling on the United States and Australia to consider the Euro-Atlantic and Asia-Pacific regions together in the context of the trilateral pact.

AUKUS is a security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, announced in 2021, that includes cooperation on nuclear-powered submarines and other advanced defense technologies. The pact has generally been described by its members as aimed at addressing security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

TASS did not provide further details on the specific context or venue of Lovegrove's remarks in the excerpt reviewed. The claims attributed to Lovegrove could not be independently verified through additional sourcing at the time of this report.