The Kremlin has sensationally accused the new British defence secretary Grant Shapps of pushing Vladimir Putin towards Third World War.
Shapps revealed he was considering deploying some British troops to Ukraine and was dubbed a “newly minted cretin” by Moscow. The Minister said he was looking to see “training” by UK forces as well as production of British arms for Kyiv on Ukrainian territory.
His statement ignited fury from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, now Putin’s number two on the Kremlin’s powerful security council.
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“One newly minted cretin – the British Minister of Defence – decided to transfer British training courses for Ukrainian soldiers to the territory of Ukraine itself,” posted Medvedev online.
“That is, turn your instructors into legal targets for our Armed Forces, knowing full well that they will be mercilessly destroyed.
“And no longer as mercenaries, but precisely as British NATO specialists.”
Shapps was “actively pushing us towards a Third World War,” said Medvedev, who was Russian president from 2008-12.
He compared Shapps to German politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chair of the Bundestag’s defence committee, who urged the German government to permit long-range Taurus missiles to be used by Ukraine to attack targets inside Russia, not only occupied parts of Ukrainian territory.
“Another fool – the head of the German Defence Committee with an unpronounceable surname – demands that Taurus missiles be immediately supplied to the Khokhlobanderites [Ukrainians] so that the Kiev regime can strike at Russian territory to weaken the supply of our army.
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“They say this is in accordance with international law.
“Well, in this case, attacks on German factories where these missiles are made will be fully consistent with international law.
"Still, these idiots are actively pushing us towards a Third World War…”
Medvedev, 58, who has ambitions to replace Putin, who will be 71 this week, if the dictator is forced to quit by ill-health, spoke as Russia faced a barrage of kamikaze drone attacks.
Russian air defences were forced into action in Sochi in Krasnodar region, the country’s largest resort on the Black Sea.
Regional officials claimed that all five had been shot down, however Russian authorities often claim kamikaze drones have been shot down even when the UAVs hit their targets.
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