A FORMER Russian general has warned the fallout from the Salisbury
attack could lead to the “last war in the history of mankind” in a terrifying
threat to Britain.
The fallout from the Salisbury
attack could become “worse” than the cold war, retired Russia general Evgeny
Buzhinsky has claimed.
More than 100 Russian diplomats
have been expelled form western countries from across the globe in response the
UK accusing Russia for being responsible for a military grade nerve-agent
attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
Speaking on the Today programme,
Mr Buzhinsky warned how the reaction from Russia over the expelled diplomats
could lead to the “last war in the history of mankind”, ramping up World War 3
fears.
He said: “It is a cold war. It’s
worse than the cold war because if the situation will develop in the way it is
now I am afraid it will end up in a very very bad outcome.”
Vladimir Putin, Theresa May and
Evgeny BuzhinskyGETTY•RT
Former Russian general warned
the aftermath of the Salisbury attack could lead to a war
When pressed by host Nick
Robinson over what he meant by “worse than a cold war”, the ex-Russian
Lieutenant-general warned the crisis could develop into a “real war”.
He said: “Worse than a cold war
is a real war. It will be the last war in the history of the mankind.
“Not the Salisbury poisoning but
all the actions.
“You see the pressure from the
United States, that you say the pressure is going to continue, what are you
going to achieve?
“You are going to achieve the
regime change, it’s useless. You don’t know Russians.
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It will be the last war in the
history of the mankind
Evgeny Buzhinsky
“The more external pressure, the
more the society is solidified around the President.”
When asked how the dispute would
lead to a real war, Mr Buzhinsky accused the UK of not wanting to discuss the
Salisbury attack.
“Let’s start discussing,” he
said. “You don’t want to discuss. You say Russia should change its behaviour,
it’s not the kind of talk or compromise we need.
“Okay, you expelled diplomats.
We expelled diplomats. You further expel, what is the next step? The breach of
diplomatic relations.
“After that, I said it may lead
to nowhere. Actually, you are cornering Russia. To corner, Russia is a very
dangerous thing.”
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Mr Buzhinsky claimed it was
“nonsense” Russia was behind the attack as President Vladimir Putin had no
benefit out of the attack, which took place before the Russian Presidential
election.
The comments come after Mr
Putin’s foreign minister accused Theresa May of “resorting to open lies”.
He said: “I believe that our
Western partners, I mean primarily the United Kingdom, the United States and
some countries that blindly follow them, have cast away all decency, they are
resorting to open lies, blatant misinformation.”
The UK expelled 23 Russian
diplomats after Theresa May accused Russia of behind the horrific attack in
Salisbury.
Countries around the world
joined Britain in expelling diplomats in a sign of unity against the actions of
Russia. Moscow responded by deciding to expel 23 UK diplomats.