Russian president Vladimir Putin has accused the British government of blaming “all their mortal sins” on Russia.
He said that undue accusations have been placed at Moscow’s door for everything from Brexit to the Skripal poisoning and the downing of MH17.
The Guardian reports: The Russian president dismissed suggestions that Russian hackers had been interfering in state affairs, claiming this was “not in line with our policy”.
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“They now blame Russia for Brexit … again, tosh. We have nothing to do with it whatsoever. This is the inner matter of the UK,” Putin said.
“And I guess we can suspect that those who wanted the UK to leave the EU are Russian agents,” he added, noting that the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, was among those campaigning to leave the European Union.
“If they want to worsen their relationships with Russia they can blame all their mortal sins on us and this is actually the case nowadays,” Putin said. “Brexit, and Catalonia and the Skripal case, God knows what – and this plane again.”
Putin’s comments to the heads of international news agencies on the margins of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, follow a statement by Johnson backing international demands for Russia to be held accountable for the fate of MH17, the Malaysian Airlines flight downed over war-torn eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago killing all 298 people on board.
The Netherlands and Australia said they were holding Moscow legally responsible after international investigators concluded the missile that hit the flight Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur came from a Russian military unit.
In a statement, Johnson said the incident, which claimed the lives of 10 British nationals, was “an egregious example of the Kremlin’s disregard for innocent life”.
“The Kremlin believes it can act with impunity,” he said. “The Russian government must now answer for its actions in relation to the downing of MH17.
“The UK fully supports Australia and the Netherlands in their request to the Russian Federation to accept state responsibility, and to cooperate with them in their efforts to deliver justice for the victims of this tragedy.
Niamh Harris
the great temptation .The dall from grace that created Consumerism and Materialsim as Compensation And Mammon could make a heaven of hell ,a hell of heaven.The un natural Man.,
fall from grace
Boris needs to be mentally assessed by professional people, after which a first class haircut and proper shave might make him eligible for a janitors job at the local school.