Russia has reportedly threatened to use "its entire arsenal" on London if the war in Ukraine fails, and has also threatened to launch nuclear weapons to the United States and Germany.
Russia's former ** Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, is reported to have warned of a "total war" if Russia is forced to return to the borders established when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
He is said to have written on Telegram that trying to bring Russia back to "the borders of 1991" would only "lead to one thing", adding: "Use the entire strategic ** arsenal of our country to wage a global war with Western countries." Berlin, London, Washington. ”
The latest threat is not the first time that Putin or Russia has mentioned the UK, and there have been multiple reports of threats against the West in recent years. As the situation involving Russia continues to escalate – with the recent death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny – the United Kingdom** warned last month that there was a more than a 1 in 4 chance that Russia would attack another British ally within the next two years.
The National Risk Register, which analyses the biggest threats facing the UK over the next two years, lists the likelihood of a Russian attack on a non-NATO ally with which the UK has a mutual security agreement at more than 25%.
Yahoo News has reviewed some of the key moments in recent years when Russia has referred to Britain or hinted at attacking the West.
In a lengthy interview with Tucker Carlson, Putin blamed Boris Johnson for the war in Ukraine, accusing him of encouraging constant fighting.
"It's very sad for me...... Russia** saidA year and a half ago, we could have ended these hostilities through war. In the interview, he said: "Prime Minister Johnson came to persuade us not to do this, we missed this opportunity. Well, you're missing out".
He added: "The fact that they obeyed the demands or persuasions of former British Prime Minister Mr. Johnson seems absurd. Mr. Johnson is now in **? The war continues. ”
During a New Year's Day visit to wounded soldiers, Putin appeared to send a warning to Britain and other Western countries that he would "deal with" them.
"Ukraine itself is not our enemy", but it seems to be directed against the West, Russia** said: "They are our enemies." They are solving their own problems with their hands. That's the problem. This has been unfortunate for centuries and still is today. ”
Putin made a tirade about the West's help to Ukraine and threatened Rishi Sunak of blaming Britain behind an attempted plot at Russia's nuclear facilities.
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, he said that the Ukrainian army had arrested Ukrainian "saboteurs" who planned to sabotage the facilities and wires, adding that they were instructed by the British ** department.
He said: "Do (the British) understand what they are playing? Did they provoke us at Ukrainian nuclear facilities, nuclear power plants or something else? Does the British leadership or the British Prime Minister understand? "Rishi Sunak] knows what special services they are engaged in in Ukraine? ”
Britain has been threatened with a "military response" from Russia after promising to launch long-range missiles into Ukraine.
After Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced that it would supply Ukrainian forces with Storm Shadow missiles, Moscow said the move required "an adequate response from our military."
Boris Johnson said Putin had threatened him during Russia's invasion of Ukraine a few weeks ago. (Getty).
Boris Johnson said Putin threatened him with missile strikes in February 2022, just weeks before the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in which he said in an "extraordinary" speech that Russia had told him that "it would only take a minute".
Johnson told the BBC that he warned Putin that an invasion of Ukraine would lead to Western sanctions and increased NATO troops on Russia's borders, and tried to stop him by saying that Ukraine would not join NATO "in the foreseeable future."
"He once threatened me, he said, 'Boris, I don't want to hurt you, but, with missiles, it only takes a minute' or something like that,'" the former prime minister said. Glad. But judging by his very relaxed tone and the detached attitude he seemed to display, he was only cooperating with my attempt to get him to negotiate. ”
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