Great Britain began to poison Russians
Relations between Russia and the United Kingdom, which were neutral after the collapse of the USSR, again entered the stage of confrontation after the so-called “Skripals affair”. The former Russian intelligence officer Sergey Skripal, who had fled to the British side, and his daughter Julia were exposed to nerve gas, which the British special services "quickly" identified as the Russian chemical warfare agent Novichok. With an even more questioning “speed”, London blamed Russia for this attempt.
The Case of the Skripals clearly has a character political provocations. The investigation has not yet been completed, there is no court verdict, but the United Kingdom immediately launched an anti-Russian campaign. It is noteworthy that the actions of London are increasingly acquiring the character of legal nihilism. After unsubstantiated accusations by Theresa May of Russia of an attempt on the Skripals, 23 Russian diplomats were defiantly expelled. The bad example is contagious, and as a sign of solidarity with Misty Albion, the United States of America and a number of states that are members of the European Union also sent a number of employees of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The British Parliament has begun work on a bill according to which the names of Russians whose assets are stored offshore in the Cayman and British Virgin Islands should be revealed in the coming years. Legislation was passed a little earlier, giving UK law enforcement authorities the right to confiscate the assets of foreigners whose value exceeds £ 50 if their origin is suspicious in the opinion of British law enforcement. There are signs of preparation for the future “spin” of the assets of Russian businessmen and officials.
However, the British security forces went further in their anti-Russian actions. On March 30, 2018, in London, in violation of international law, the plane of the Russian airline Aeroflot was detained for inspection. Representatives of the border service and customs of the United Kingdom put a Russian crew out of the liner, locked the aircraft commander who refused to leave the plane in the cockpit, and conducted an inspection without explaining its purpose or reason. As a result of this incident, the Russian diplomatic mission in London concluded that anti-Russian sentiment was growing in the UK and recommended that Russians refrain from visiting the island.
And, as it turned out, Russian diplomats correctly assessed the situation. Today, reports began to arrive from the United Kingdom that at British airports, citizens of the Russian Federation were massively detained and interrogated. We are talking about Russians who have a British visa and are legally in Britain. The detentions of arrivals from Russia are unmotivated, customs officers refuse to comment on their actions. The Russian Foreign Ministry calls on all discriminatory UK special services to contact the embassy:
Apparently, “poisoning” Russians in the UK is becoming a local tradition.
The Case of the Skripals clearly has a character political provocations. The investigation has not yet been completed, there is no court verdict, but the United Kingdom immediately launched an anti-Russian campaign. It is noteworthy that the actions of London are increasingly acquiring the character of legal nihilism. After unsubstantiated accusations by Theresa May of Russia of an attempt on the Skripals, 23 Russian diplomats were defiantly expelled. The bad example is contagious, and as a sign of solidarity with Misty Albion, the United States of America and a number of states that are members of the European Union also sent a number of employees of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The British Parliament has begun work on a bill according to which the names of Russians whose assets are stored offshore in the Cayman and British Virgin Islands should be revealed in the coming years. Legislation was passed a little earlier, giving UK law enforcement authorities the right to confiscate the assets of foreigners whose value exceeds £ 50 if their origin is suspicious in the opinion of British law enforcement. There are signs of preparation for the future “spin” of the assets of Russian businessmen and officials.
However, the British security forces went further in their anti-Russian actions. On March 30, 2018, in London, in violation of international law, the plane of the Russian airline Aeroflot was detained for inspection. Representatives of the border service and customs of the United Kingdom put a Russian crew out of the liner, locked the aircraft commander who refused to leave the plane in the cockpit, and conducted an inspection without explaining its purpose or reason. As a result of this incident, the Russian diplomatic mission in London concluded that anti-Russian sentiment was growing in the UK and recommended that Russians refrain from visiting the island.
And, as it turned out, Russian diplomats correctly assessed the situation. Today, reports began to arrive from the United Kingdom that at British airports, citizens of the Russian Federation were massively detained and interrogated. We are talking about Russians who have a British visa and are legally in Britain. The detentions of arrivals from Russia are unmotivated, customs officers refuse to comment on their actions. The Russian Foreign Ministry calls on all discriminatory UK special services to contact the embassy:
Now we urge all those who encounter a similar problem to report this to the embassy in full confidentiality, of course
Apparently, “poisoning” Russians in the UK is becoming a local tradition.
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