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The United Kingdom has replaced the United States as Russia\u2019s \u201cvillain of choice\u201d, UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian\u00a0<\/a>writes about this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, to earlier accusations of planning drone strikes on Russian airfields, blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline, and directing \u201cterrorist\u201d raids on Russian territory, a new charge was added: Russian authorities claimed that British intelligence had tried and failed to lure Russian pilots into defecting to the west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe FSB [Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service] exposed all this in great detail,\u201d Sergei Lavrov, Russia\u2019s foreign minister, told reporters in Moscow, describing what he called a British-backed plot to lure a Russian pilot flying a Kinzhal missile-equipped jet to Romania, where, he claimed, it would be shot down by NATO forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the newspaper notes, since Russia is seeking to mend relations with Donald Trump\u2019s administration, the United Kingdom has assumed the role once reserved for the United States \u2014 the Kremlin\u2019s chief adversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRussia regards itself as on a par with the United States. Now they can\u2019t criticise Trump directly, so who do you blame for your woes \u2013 for the losses in Ukraine, for a million casualties? You blame the closest thing, the British. It\u2019s easy to portray us as the root of all Russia\u2019s problems,\u201d said Captain John Foreman, the UK\u2019s former defence attach\u00e9 to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, Russia\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) declared: \u201cLondon today, like on the eve of both world wars, is acting as the main global warmonger\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian notes that rivalry between Russia and the United Kingdom has deep historical roots, dating back to the 19th century, when imperial Russia and Britain competed for influence in Central Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Cold War, the Kremlin viewed the threat from the UK as secondary to the primary confrontation between Moscow and Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has driven relations to a new low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported earlier, the UK\u2019s Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Neil Holland, stated that the \u201cpeace terms\u201d Russia is proposing to end its war against Ukraine would, in fact, reward aggression, legitimize occupation, and grant the Kremlin veto power over Ukraine\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also:<\/strong> Zelenskyy: Ukraine has agreed with Greece on fast-track gas supplies starting in January<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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