Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova: London is hiding behind Russia to increase military power Nick Carter's Great Britain on the “Russian threat” – wild and vague. NEWS.ru reports the diplomat's response.
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“It can be concluded that the general message of the British military is to re-present our country as a key factor allegedly pushing London to increase the modernization of its own military power,” Zakharova said. In her opinion, Great Britain is hiding behind imaginary threats emanating from Russia in order to justify an increase in the military budget.
Zakharova also stressed that the Russian Foreign Ministry is not engaged in inciting conflicts, but in negotiations and maintaining peace. “Therefore, if someone in Britain is annoyed in this sense, then it seems to me that it is better to take care of your political actors, both domestically and abroad,” added a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In an interview with The Telegraph, General Carter, who stepped down as chief of defense staff on November 27, 2021, said Russia poses a greater threat to the world than Islamic terrorists. The British military called China another global threat.
On November 26, it became known that the British ground forces are preparing to transfer part of the troops and hundreds of units of military equipment to Germany to prepare for a possible war with Russia. In addition, it was reported that London plans to create new military bases in Oman, Kenya and the Federal Republic of Germany.