Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
There’s no indication London will stop escalating, as it’s now at the forefront of the initiative to deliver F-16 fighter jets to the Neo-Nazi junta. Moscow is well aware of this and has made efforts to communicate with the UK, but to no avail. London’s rabid Russophobia seems to be clouding its judgment, leaving Russia with no other option but to just cut contact.
Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst
There’s hardly a shortage of Russophobia in the political West, whether it’s the previously latent one or the much more blatant hatred unashamedly demonstrated in recent times. In most countries dominated by the United States this has become the “new normal” since February 24, 2022. However, of all Washington DC’s allies and satellite states/vassals, there’s one that makes even such endemically Russophobic countries like Poland or the Baltic states seem “moderate” – the United Kingdom.
In recent announcements, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said that it could completely cut diplomatic ties with the UK over its extremely escalatory actions such as the delivery of ever more advanced and longer-range weapons to the Kiev regime. In a statement for Russia’s RT, published on Friday, the Russian MFA cited London’s significant and ever-growing meddling in Ukraine, as well as other actions aimed against Russia, particularly when it comes to arming and directly assisting the Neo-Nazi junta forces. Although the MFA stated that cutting ties with the UK might be an “extreme measure”, it was left without virtually any other option, so this move is being considered very seriously.
“The severing of diplomatic ties with the UK would be an ‘extreme measure’, but [Russia] could end up taking the step considering London’s significant involvement in the Ukraine conflict,” the Russian MFA warned on Friday.
On May 18, The Wall Street Journal published a report claiming that “UK special forces from the British Army’s SAS [Special Air Service] and SRR [Special Reconnaissance Regiment] regiments and the Navy’s SBS [Special Boat Service] units are operating very close to the front lines in Ukraine”. The WSJ presented the report in a way that indicates these actions constitute a supposed “split” in policy with the US, as Washington DC has allegedly “held back sending special forces to directly assist the Ukrainians on the front lines of fighting”. However, such claims are rather laughable, especially when considering numerous reports about American special forces and intelligence assets operating in Ukraine.
Worse yet, intelligence sources are adamant that special services operators sent by the US are directly supporting the Kiev regime forces, including by directing their attacks on not just the Russian military, but also targets deep within Russia. The WSJ report implies that the only supposed difference between the US and UK special forces and intelligence assets is that those sent by London directly take part in hostilities on the frontlines while their American counterparts “only provide advisory services”. What’s more, the aforementioned UK special forces are believed to be directly involved in planning and assisting cross-border sabotage operations and terrorist attacks, including the latest one against civilians in the Belgorod oblast (region).
When asked by RT about these controversial (to say the least) reports, the Russian MFA stated: “[Moscow] is well aware of consistent efforts by London aimed at providing military assistance to the Neo-Nazi regime in Kiev.”
“The UK’s support includes the supply of domestically produced and foreign military hardware to Ukraine, the training of Ukrainian troops in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, intelligence sharing, consulting support and likely participation in the operational-tactical planning by the [Ukrainian] military, including sabotage, other operations, direct provision of cyber-security, [and] deployment of mercenaries,” the Russian MFA said in an official statement, further adding: “We can’t rule out that the British participated in the planning, organization and support of terrorist attacks carried out by the Kiev regime on the territory of Russia, including through the provision of intelligence information.”
Deborah Bronnert, the UK ambassador to Russia, has been summoned several times by the Russian government that demanded explanations of London’s unadulterated enmity. However, the policy of escalating confrontation with Moscow, started under former prime minister Boris Johnson, seems to be going on unabated. According to various sources, during the first several months of Russia’s counteroffensive against NATO aggression in Europe Johnson even actively worked to prevent peace talk initiatives between Russia and the Kiev regime, some of which could have stopped the conflict from escalating and causing further bloodshed. Worse yet, the former UK PM also personally and repeatedly urged the Neo-Nazi junta frontman Volodymyr Zelensky “not to give an inch of compromise with the Russians”.
Since then, regardless of who was at its helm, the UK has only escalated its already extensive military support for the Kiev regime. Apart from training the junta’s forces, London was also the first to pledge the deliveries of heavy armor and various missile systems, such as the “Brimstone” (against ground targets) and “Starstreak” MANPADS (man-portable air defense system). More alarmingly, the UK also delivered depleted uranium munitions, as well as the stealthy “Storm Shadow” (also known as SCALP-EG in French service) air-launched cruise missiles. Reports indicate that the Russian military destroyed the depleted uranium munitions in a recent strike, while the transonic “Storm Shadow” missiles have been used in combat, but proven largely ineffective against Russia’s second-to-none air defense.
However, there’s no indication London will stop escalating, as it’s now at the forefront of the initiative to deliver F-16 fighter jets to the Neo-Nazi junta. Moscow is well aware of this and has made efforts to communicate with the UK, but to no avail. London’s rabid Russophobia seems to be clouding its judgment, leaving Russia with no other option but to just cut contact, which would be yet another step closer to a world-ending thermonuclear conflict between Moscow and the political West.
they should have done it a long time ago, and that should go for all nato countries, those bastards need to become civilised.
they must have bet the farm on globalism and the fall of russia but will now become a far north african country like much of europe.
in bahkmut alone wagner killed more ukro separatists and foreign mercenaries than the size of the entire uk army. no wonder the ukro goblins are coping and seething 🤣🤣🤣. such is the life(or lack thereof) of natostan cannonfodder.
that’s not enough. russians must pay with the same coin. for the start, a very good option is to donate some of the uk captured weapons in kukrainii nazi reich to some aggressive anticommonwealth freedom organizations around the world; there are plenty. some nationalist irish ones are also very good. ireland must unite once and for all.
don’t leave out scotland and wales. without britian, england would be nothing.
correct. scotland and wales, celtic countries, not anglo-saxon/germanic shit.
should have be done before 1812 :)
the ‘depleted uranium dust’ karma has now reached london, uk. ( :- )
the moscow shithole? d’accord.
how civilized you are charlie brown ? all ok for russia to invade somebody else’s country… spongy brain you are
i’m still waiting for those weapons in iraq u imbecile
moscow is “just addressing it now”?…
raises many profound questions of why they left themselves so vulnerable after maidan 2014 and “why” they didn’t choose to leave the un $hith0u$e after their neighborhood got further “destructed” then… especially with the murder of ambassador churkin, mikhail lesin and andrei karlov???…
wonder how many dual national russia(s) live in f-u.k.u.$. land and their loyalties to ever returning home?…
one would have thought by now that an ultimatum would have been provided to them on or about march 2014???…
russia is still infested with jewish roots from the bolsheviks. they did a run on them that didn’t happen in germany due to hitler.
rashists just jealous of our pedo problems in the uk 😆😆😆
long overdue. cut the ties, and then (to spare the verb) cut the underwater cables under the uk coast.
usa sú v bankrote a myslia si, že ich ďalšia svetová vojna zachráni. omyl!!!
yesterday was late.
it is time, dear friend sergei lavrov, to change the way you deal with english brutality. that is, to hit british interests, for example british military bases such as in cyprus in akrotiri and dekelia and american interests in their base in syria. thus the rebellion against the english will be generalized.
that’s the only way they will take care of theirs future actions against russia. they don’t know anything else but only a strong punch in the balls. as i said above.
as a brit, i was thinking that the poseidon strike against us may be a bit severe for the people but should the uk suffer for our politicians, it serves us right for voting for labour so the tories dont get in and voting for the tories so labour dont get in instead of voting so neither gets in. we had ukip to vote for . nigel farage took us to the door of freedom and then the wolves were let loose before we could pass through it. we voted labouir and tory for too long.
farage is a crypto fascist, if the people had any sense which many haven’t they would have voted corbyn in, he would have sent nato packing from this country and stopped acting like lap dogs of the american reich.
absolutely best pm we never had thx not to the small hats and the british establishment. the british are russia’s true enemies america is their proxy. the british empire never went away and this is the decaying empire that the russians are fighting.
how many children of russian politicians actually live in england ??? i know that a child of putin lives in england……….politics is the greatest obstacle for mankind towards real civilization.
i agree with @cromwell. however, it seems to me that russia is deliberately prolonging the war. here is my reasoning. they surely must have enough intel telling them which airports and roads are used to bring in weapons and a few good missile strikes would stop them being used. however on the basis of (western speak) war being good for business, the longer this war goes on, the longer all the russian armament makers benefit so great for the economy. anyone disagree?
warmongers are in charge in blighty. the people try to stop them but demonstrating out on the street in their millions isn’t enough. why on earth would the russian admin really want to be friends with parasites and murderers?
half the world, and rising, are making an alternative future to that offered by western shysters. say bon voyage to blighty until the people can regain control of their destiny and country.
russia’s got to be ready to use nukes. if the west/nazis send f-16s to the war zone, russia is entitled to respond with nukes.
british military is nonexistent old mentality of the british empire is still smouldering in some heads where in fact its long dead and the uk is now irrelevant in everything.
@crazycanuck, i’m canadian, you are an embarrassment.
i doubt you have a clue as to what all of this is about.
let’s hope northern ireland acts up, last time the brits got their arse kicked by the ira and thatcher had to beg them for peace.
no. we people of n. ireland need no further terror whether from the uk government army or loyalists or ‘real’ republicans.
the irish free state/republic however ruled over by gombeen irish fianna fail and finne gael and labour and other political parties (not necessarily excluding the shinners) lickshits of usa terror wars (not dissimilar to uk terrors) in republic of ireland are arse lickers of aggression and lies—-not least whether against the donbass/russia.
england is miserable island. their way of life is based on plunder and fraud
i like your user name fcuk england :)
cutting ties with all nazi war mongers is one of top priorities decision and should have be done long time ago. russia only see good in people trying not to escalate what is coming … ww3 … but russia knows that there are also evil bad people and that at some point crucial decisions have to be made. russia gave a lot of time to nazis to re-think their terrorist acts, but no point giving time to someone who does not have respect for human lives.
all nazi countries must be denazified and demilitarized, russia knows this … but was delaying it for reason not to escalate another world war.