Russian propagandists have made a chilling threat to Britain (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Vladimir Putin’s propaganda machine has made an outrageous claim that Britain supplied explosives used in a string of high-profile assassinations within Russia, warning that “British blood must be spilled” in retaliation, with the chilling threat coming just weeks after a Russian official claimed that a missile strike on a NATO capital was “inevitable.”
The unsubstantiated accusation, the second in recent weeks after a key Russian military figure warned Ukraine’s peacekeepers about further attacks amid rumors of the re-testing of nuclear weapons, was made on state-controlled Russian television, where Kremlin mouthpieces directly blamed UK security services for the deaths of several top military officials, including two generals.
No evidence was provided, but a chilling warning of revenge against the UK was issued. The broadcast centered on the recent killing of Major-General Yaroslav Moskalik, 59, who died when a Volkswagen Golf exploded as he walked past it near his home in Moscow. General Moskalik, a key military strategist, had reportedly briefed Putin, who has been recently warned by US President Donald Trump over Ukraine peace talks, directly on operations in Crimea.
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General Moskalik, a key military strategist, had reportedly briefed Putin directly on operations in Crimea.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy(Image: (Image: Getty))The same program also referenced the deaths of Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, 54, a senior chemical and biological warfare officer killed by a bomb in December, and Yevgeny Rytikov, 34, an electronic warfare expert assassinated earlier this month in Bryansk.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to confirm his country’s involvement, stating this week that he had been briefed by his intelligence chief “on the liquidation of individuals from the top command of the Russian armed forces,” reports the Express.
He added: “Thank you for your work.”
On the Russian state channel Russia-1, controversial host Vladimir Solovyov pointed fingers at Britain for allegedly supplying the explosives used in recent attacks. During a discussion with ammunition expert Andrei Klintsevich, Solovyov brought up what he termed the “big question”: the origin of the explosives?
Andrei Klintsevich, not providing any evidence, proclaimed: “It is all British, imported by the ton.
“We do realize that someone is creating a network of planted explosives and transporting these explosives,” he mentioned. Solovyov chimed in with his own accusation: “So someone had to smuggle it across Europe, removing it from warehouses.”
He made the contentious claim: “When we say that British security services are behind every terrorist attack, it means that the blood of the British who authorize the killings on Russian territory must be spilled.”
In a heated outburst, Solovyov continued: “They must realize that they will pay personally. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” Klintsevich, who once served as a Russian senator, argued that one can identify the origin of explosive material.
Asserting his point, he explained: “All explosives have certain types of labeling. Each time a batch is made… it is possible to understand where it came from.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky(Image: (Image: Getty))Confidently, he added: “I’m sure our intelligence services have long understood the source down to the factory and the year of manufacture.”
Finally, Solovyov ended the segment with a veiled threat towards British intelligence agents.
He remarked: “If these factories blow up – as well as the headquarters of the intelligence agencies that gave the go-ahead for the terrorist attacks – they should not be surprised.”
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The UK Government has yet to issue an official statement.
Nonetheless, in October 2024, Foreign Secretary David Lammy imposed sanctions on three Russian entities and three high-ranking individuals for their roles in disinformation campaigns designed to destabilize Ukraine’s democracy.
Lammy declared: “Putin is so desperate to undermine European support for Ukraine he is now resorting to clumsy, ineffective efforts to try and stoke unrest,” and emphasized that the UK would stand firm against such falsehoods and meddling.”
At the UN General Assembly Committee on Information in May 2022, Ambassador James Roscoe condemned Russia’s aggressive information warfare aimed at eroding Ukrainian independence and distorting reality, cautioning that these disinformation tactics pose a serious risk to public confidence in media and global institutions.
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