VLADIMIR Putin has taunted the UK by declaring it is a “military secret” whether Russia will strike Britain.
The tyrant’s thinly veiled threat comes after Andy Burnham gave Volodymyr Zelensky blueprints for long-range Storm Shadow missiles – sparking a furious response from Moscow.
Putin smirked as he told reporters it was a ‘military secret’ whether Russia would strike the UKCredit: Refer to source
It comes amid the continued Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities Credit: AP
When bloodthirsty Putin was asked on Tuesday if Russia could strike the UK, he smirked and said: “That’s a secret, a military secret.”
He also made clear that any “British military facilities” inside Ukraine were “absolutely” a Russian target.
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“If there are, then absolutely, I can confirm once again: any military facilities in Ukraine are our legitimate target, British or otherwise,” he said.
Putin made the chilling remarks in Kyrgyzstan after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
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Smoke rising above Kyiv following a drone strike on the Ukrainian capital, September 2 Credit: AFP
Andy Burnham handed Storm Shadow plans over to Zelensky last week Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
His “military secret” taunt follows a series of increasingly brazen threats towards the UK over recent weeks.
Moscow has accused Britain, France and Germany of “playing with fire” and accused the UK of “participating in the war”.
The accusations came after Burnham travelled to Kyiv to show his support for Zelensky and hand over plans for the long-range Storm Shadow weapons.
The blueprints will be crucial to making sure Ukraine can continue to cripple Russia’s war machine by hitting key targets deep behind enemy lines.
Ukrainian strikes one of Russia’s Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo Credit: East2West
The tyrant has been using increasingly hostile rhetoric on the UK Credit: AP
The Kremlin lashed out and called on the UK to re-evaluate its position.
They also threatened to strike British sites in and outside of UK soil.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said last week that “any British military installations and equipment in Ukraine and beyond its borders” could be hit.
Her threats effectively put British assets, such as a squadron of troops currently based at Tampa Camp in Estonia, in Moscow’s crosshairs.
She also accused London of being “one step away” from complicity in what Moscow calls terrorism and warned of “inevitable catastrophic consequences”.
It also comes amid fears Putin is looking to seriously escalate his war in Ukraine as he faces mounting pressure to declare victory.
He fears he may be hanged if he doesn’t at least capture the Donbas region, The Economist reported.
Chaos is also breaking out in Europe as the despot ramps up his shadow warfare campaign against Nato.
Mysterious drones are frequently spotted breaching Nato airspace and several major bomb scares have sent shockwaves across the continent.
In August, an explosive-laden drone was found at an airport in Leipzig, with two more UAVs found or spotted nearby shortly after.
And just this week, several rockets fitted with explosives were found near Germany’s fourth largest power station in Brandenburg.
