The Kremlin’s Reaction to News that British-built Long-Range Ddrones had been used in the Latest Ukrainian Attacks Deep inside Russian Territory was predictably Furious. And once again it came with a Threat of Retaliation.
“The United Kingdom is acting as an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks committed by Ukrainian neo-Nazis,” Thundered the Russian Embassy in London in a Statement. “London’s actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer, The deeper its involvement in the conflict and the greater its support of Kiev’s terrorist machinery, the higher the price it will pay.”
This is by No means the First time Blustering Threats of this Sort have been directed at the UK. Soon after Boris Johnson emerged as One of the most Energetic Cheerleaders for Ukraine, in the wake of Putin’s 2/2022 invasion, Kremlin Media began to issue Regular, Blood-Curdling Warnings to London.
Firebrand Pro-War TV Presenter Vladimir Solovyov spoke Often and Fondly of Nuking the UK with Sarmat Missiles, which He was Convinced would Sink the British Isles beneath the Waves. “Give the British three days to learn to breathe underwater,” Solovyov Ranted. His Rossiya 1 Colleague Olga Skabeeva regularly Hosted Guests who, Flatteringly for Or Security Services, often spoke of Whitehall and MI6 as the True Evil Masterminds behind All Western Policy. Such Accusations were followed, more often than not, by the usual Threats to Nuke Perfidious Albion into Non-Existence.
It’s easy to see why the UK is theFfocus for the Kremlin’s Attack dogs. Firstly, Russians have a Long and Deep Love-Hate Relationship with Britain’s legendary Spies and fictional Detectives. Secondly, compared to the U.S., the UK is Unimportant and can be kicked about with Impunity, whereas the Kremlin has an Important and Complicated,on-again and off-again, relationship with Trump’s (R) White House.
But the Problem for Britain’s Security Chiefs is that Nnot all Russia’s Threats are E. Ken McCallum, Director-General of MI5 Warned in His Annual Threat Update last 10/2025 that “my teams are routinely uncovering attempts by state actors to commission surveillance, sabotage, arson or physical violence, right here in the UK”. He also Warned that Russian Spy Agencies were Hiring Thugs Online to do their Dirty Work, “instructing them via encrypted apps, and offering payment in cryptocurrencies”.
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