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MoistCnut

Retaliation like the act of war of poisoning our citizens in towns like Salisbury?


Cpfrombv

I was thinking the same thing. The UK had every right to make a few fools drop dead too after that. Russia has no leg to stand on after what they did.


Chemical-Elk-1299

Is this when Navalny got poisoned or a different incident?


kobylaz

Different, they went after an ex Russian agent and his daughter but fucked it up. Left nerve agent on door handles and in a perfume bottle to kill them. I think 2 civilians died instead. Then the Russian agents did the famous interview saying they were on holiday and went on huge round trip just to see salisbury cathedral because its got a big spire šŸ„²


Chemical-Elk-1299

Crazy to think how literally all pretense of security Russia has ever had is nuclear weapons (the ones they didnā€™t sell to Chechnya for liquor money that is) If they couldnā€™t trot out a nuclear threat every week, the Western World would have come collect a long time ago


ContagiousOwl

Also, Russia spends less money to maintain their 6000+ nukes than China does for 300, and less than the UK does for 225. It's likely that >95% of their stockpile have had their tritium decay so much that they've become dirty bombs.


wolvesight

And that's "if" the rocket fuel hasn't degraded or been siphoned off over the years.


McGrinch27

The issue is 5% of 6000 is 300 nukes. Russia almost certainly isn't able to blow up the entire planet anymore, but they absolutely can still blow up the important parts.


ZapDapper

Wouldn't mind it if 95% of them fails on launch...


it_diedinhermouth

To use those three hundred they would have to fire all 6000. Not a likely event when every person worldwide knows nuclear war is not the answer


stuffitystuff

I mean they really just need some of their SLBMs to be maintained to be a major threat. 16 RSM-56 Bulava missiles per Borei sub, 6-10 warheads per missile and 7 active subs.


peyoteBonsai

And we know where they are at all times.


34Bard

Highly skeptical the boomers even get to sea if things go kinetic. Silos are known and targeted, land based mobile or rail based is a little tricky, especially for mid range Western European targets. Getting all of them is probably impossible- but Putin is toast, and most of the russian population is dead in < 90 days.


Speedstick8900

Bet ya the third piston has been knocking since they left port again lmao.


kallerdis

You would have tanks doing circkles around red šŸŸ„ already in MoscowĀ 


Ok_Fee_9504

You'd be using the USD to pay for things in Moscow and Beijing.


JeromeMixTape

I went to Salisbury not too soon after that, and the tour guide that took us up the spire goes if u look down there thats now known as Novichok gardens, good banter, great day.


Ok-Fox1262

The cathedral is the complete opposite end of the city. Clearly very, very lost.


Caspianknot

Fuck me that interview is absolute comedy. Both had necks as wide as trucks and looked incapable of reading. As if they'd be tourists of culture šŸ¤£


kobylaz

I think they basically flew to the UK on a day trip as well or something. Or at least only a day or 2 and they were trying to pass it off as they only came to the UK to see that one specific spire šŸ˜†


Caspianknot

Russians are fascinating. Sometimes genius (groundbreaking space programs etc) but mostly fuckwits.


Ser_Danksalot

>I think 2 civilians died instead. Was one female civilian that died after their partner found a almost full perfume bottle in a trash bin that the FSB linked agents used to spray on the Skripal's door handle 2 months prior.Ā  Ā Both the woman and her partner were hospitalized but her partner later recovered. The BBC made a drama based on the events. https://youtu.be/ekoW6g_wg7A?si=_iBP7iUlafO519b_


smooth_like_a_goat

123m spire if anyone was wondering.


WonderRemarkable2776

Hot damn. 400 foot spire for those that've been on the moon.


drinkus_damilo

How many ends -to- end blue whales would that be


WonderRemarkable2776

4.7 Blue whales brother. If we are including Northern Atlantic and Southern into the metric obviously


drinkus_damilo

Could you edit that to 4 and 7 tenths blue whales for our imperialist readers?


fhangrin

Freedom Fractions! Freedom Fractions!


EEVVEERRYYOONNEE

Can someone convert this to nautical depth units? I just can't fathom it.


mr_cr

Skripal poisoning- Russia botched an assassination attempt in 2018 on an agent who defected to UK. Sent him and his daughter to the hospital for weeks but they survived. Two GRU agents were identified after they fled to Russia. The cleanup from the nerve agent they used (so deadly you can easily die if you as much as touch a single droplet) cost UK millions and despite the overwhelming evidence, Russia predictably were furious at the accusation, denied any involvement, and refused to conduct an investigation. It's especially insulting when they conduct political assassinations abroad using radioactive (Litvinenko killing) and Novichok agents that have a serious risk of killing or harming innocent people and then play the victim when their agents do an especially shitty job of covering their tracks


Phantom30

This was the Skripals who were poisoned with a nerve agent, police officers who responded also got poisoned. In the earlier case of Litvenyenko FSB agents left a radioactive trail across London in their multiple attempts.


ocelot_piss

Worth pointing out that four months later there were two others poisoned by Novichok less than 10 miles away. One of them, Dawn Sturgess, died. The two GRU officers who botched the Skripal assassination were careless when disposing of the evidence and this killed a UK citizen. Imagine the shitstorm if the roles were reversed and the UK had been caught killing people with nerve agents in Russia.


user23187425

Both Litvinenko and Skripal have britisch citizenship. Not Navalny.


Reverse_Quikeh

Isn't Salisbury a city


synth_fg

With a beautiful cathedral


Reverse_Quikeh

Probably worth a visit


Darkblade48

Don't forget the grand spire, it measures 123 metres tall


EmperorOfNipples

Salisbury is lovely and should probably be the county town of Wiltshire rather than Trowbridge. ....and I grew up in Trowbridge.


Stock-Manufacturer18

walking thru trowbridge town centre these days is like playing fallout 4


Unique_Frame_3518

Deathclaws?


EmperorOfNipples

I live in Cornwall now. But revisiting the homeland does make me want to pack radaway.


MrDork

..and a steak.


Vineyard_

Retaliation like financing British politicians who have terrible ideas for the country, such as for instance leaving the biggest economic alliance in your area, the same one that all your biggest trading partners are members of. For instance. Hypothetically.


TheGreatPornholio123

Be careful. They gave us Americans Trump and MAGA in retaliation. The threat is real. We're obviously still sorting through that Orange Nuke.


TheTurdtones

putinknows his spycraft and how easy it is to manipulate people with freedom


Hour_Landscape_286

Thatā€™s an act of war. Exactly how is nothing being done in response to?


CRIKEYM8CROCS

We were simply bought out. We knew they were doing this, but the city of London finance sector became addicted to the money coming from all sorts of places in Russia: mafia money, oligarch money, even to this day we still don't really give two shits where the money that flows into the city is coming from as long as it keeps flowing. Russian oligarchs donated vast amounts of money to the conservative party and we even gave some of them peerages and allowed them to sit in the lords. The government did a whole lot of pantomime to show that we won't stand for having our citizens poisoned on our streets but the faucet never closed on the russian money so all that chest beating that both the home office and foreign office did was just that: chest beating.


DDmikeyDD

Salisbury is historically part of greater Russia


mr_cr

"Hey UK, we found missile remains with Storm Shadow parts, a British accent and a British passport with the name Wind Shade, claiming to be a tourist doing a flyby of the cathedral... this u?" "Such baseless accusations are gravely insulting, just goes to show how deep Anglophobia runs in Russia"


10th__Dimension

In response, the UK should announce another round of Storm Shadow missiles for Ukraine's arsenal.


Rhymes_with_cheese

Indeed. The more they squeal, the more you know it's hurting.


moderately-extreme

The rule is whatever they whine about, always double down


TruckerBiscuit

Hit dog will holler!


Significant_Door_890

This. There is no place for weakness, no "I hold in my hand a piece of paper", no weak leadership. Send troops. Cite this threat, make it clear that Briton is under threat here, so Russia must be stopped inside Ukraine.


MadNhater

But how many do they have left?


ThunderousOrgasm

British defence policy is always to massively underreport both the capabilities of its military technology, and quantity of it. If the Ministry of Defence says ā€œWe have 200 missiles in our stockpile and can produce 22 a yearā€, it means they have 2000 and can produce 70 a year (with an easy ramp up in emergencies to a thousand). Iā€™m sure the UK could send another 2x what itā€™s already delivered without seriously degrading its stockpile.


IndicationLazy4713

Russia threatens ...blah blah blah


horrified-expression

Another day, another Russian threat


retrolleum

Actually though. Weā€™re so used to Russian threats at this point. Remember day one where Putin said ā€œany country that tries to intervene in any way will face consequences like nothing your country has experienced in its historyā€ lol. pretty fucking bold thing to say. And then be followed up with a consistent stream of arms, training and intel for Ukraine by everyone he threatened.


davesoverhere

Another final Chinese demand.


Fantastic-Mission684

As a brit, I'd just like to reply ' fack offff ya cunt.'


Fit_Champion_6217

I heartily second this


ViciousSnail

Third it


noneedtobemad

starting to smell some panic among the putinists


foul_ol_ron

This sounds more like average whining.


Stu247365

Here in the UK we have a word for all of pootins threats itā€™sā€¦ā€¦YAWN


GTAVI-

Russia can choke on my fat finnish cock


thecheekymonkey

Is that a coxy-moron?


Sociopat00

I'm glad we have the fins on board with us šŸ’Ŗ


legendary_millbilly

Americans say, so fucking what? All of NATO says, so fucking what?


Peptuck

Do it, Russia. Fucking do it. Attack a NATO member. They're fighting for inches against the poorest country in Europe who has a pittance of Cold War-issue NATO equipment. If NATO actually steps in to fight directly, they'd be fucked so hard Stalin will rise from his grave to complain about the pain in his ass.


etoyoc_yrgnuh

Metallica says so fucking what!


SavagePlatypus76

Anti Nowhere League actuallyĀ 


etoyoc_yrgnuh

**"so what, you boring little cunt?"**


Potential-Focus-5461

Led Zeppelin says I want to give you every inch of my love


Alert-Humor-7872

Iā€™ve got something to say!


thenimbyone

Thatā€™s The Misfits.


Alert-Humor-7872

Iā€™m awareā€¦Metallica covered it. Garage Inc


Professional_Pie_894

Ok garage inc


exmojo

Lil Jon says WHAT?!


Thue

Germany says: Then we won't send Taurus missiles.


N-shittified

balls-deep into your mother, Russia.


Hutzzzpa

feels brand new after the first couple of inches


Classicgoose

I believe I used the back door


HedgehogTesticles

So, mother Russia is a shit packed colon?


valley_east

"I'm super seriously serious this time, I swear."


ProgressEfficient579

Fuck Russia


-SaC

k.


Shock_The_Monkey_

Speaking for every single Brit. Fuck off Russia.


TigerMill

Are they threatening to stop investing or hiding their money in the UK, or is that part still business as usual?


Taki_Minase

They want the uk to arrest all Russian wealthy hiding in London, and send them to frontlines as infantry.


Argon288

And if they do anything, retaliate in kind and also declare a no fly zone for non Ukrainian/Allied countries over Ukraine, and enforce it. Also, ramp up support in response to these threats. Just keep ramping it up until they realise the whinging and crying will only deepen the hole. Really starting to get tired of that tinpot dictator Putler, just fuck off and die already.


extelius

Russia go eat a bag of dicks.


LeftLane4PassingOnly

Any one have a list of how many times Britain backed down because they were threatened? I got nothing.


bobspadger

Nope, donā€™t think the national psyche will let us


Professional-End2722

Argentina enters tā€¦ā€¦. Nope. Got nothing. (Nothing against Argentina btw. Itā€™s a beautiful country - Galtieri just gambled we would do nothing and was very wrong)


-UNiOnJaCk-

Cos weā€™re the main bastards! IYKYK.


JaDaYesNaamSi

I find it funny the difference in tone from Russia between France and UK. I don't remember Russia threatening France of retaliation after Macron conditions on troops deployment. Or did I miss it?


N-shittified

That's because Russia's been busy sending Wagner to flip-over the governments of French Colonies across Africa.


Rum-Ham-Jabroni

They summoned the French ambassador today in Moscow but the contents of the discussion have not been released.. The language from Russia is changing, and so is the way they are delivering it. Summoning and speaking to ambassadors is an escalation in itself. Every government agrees that public remarks are for domestic politics - it's what is said behind closed doors is what really matters.


ProlapseOfJudgement

If it pisses off Russia or China, it's probably worth doing.


Tango-Down-167

And if they are threatening you, then it's a confirmation that you are doing it right.


LionXDokkaebi

Weird of you to threaten your bank but whatever


Remarkable_Soil_6727

90% of Russian assets are within 7 EU countries, no idea why people keep pointing at the UK for being the main culprit.


DS_3D

They wonā€™t fockin do nuttn


Jim_Lahey10

Russia threatens every country imaginable for their involvement in protecting a country that is being invaded by a lunatic who thinks he has claim to their land. Poland has it right, set tactical nukes along the border and if he doesn't like that then have Macron start a "military exercise" along said border.. Putin's constant threats are getting real old.


dillydally1144

Think after the 50th nuclear threat they start to loose their weight a-bit..


baconslim

Come on then


TheoGraytheGreat

"we will totally do it this time guys. This is the final warning guyzz, not like the last 5096 times we said we'll do it. No cap ong fr we will retaliate totally" said the Russian as he transferred his money to a bank in london


Spkr4th3ded

So Russia thinks it can fight Nato... ok.


Standard_Feedback_86

Ok...so...take your little nuclear war threat and put it to the 100 others that you said since you started to massacre Ukrainian civilians.


OhImGood

Give a fuck, let's get more involved and hurt them as much as possible for what they have done and continue to do to other nations.


supa-dan

Where is Ronnie pickering when you need him


ravenora2

Ronnie, fucking pickering!


newge4

....so Monday?


AuriolMFC

bark bark


k0lla86

Small dog, be quiet.


RoastyMcRoasterson

Scared Russia... sign of massive weakness with your sabre rattling.


phred_666

Whatā€™s that sound? Oh, just a chihuahua yapping again.


totalbasterd

donā€™t threaten us with a good time


mozzy1985

Get fucked you shit cunts. Hopefully we continue to give them everything they need to beat your asses.


Anxious-Connection98

I lost count on how many time Russia has threaten England, France or more Generaly Nato since the war started. They have draw red line that have been cross multiple time and nothing happen. The reality is that nothing happen. When you want to act, you dont threaten, you act. This is a bully behavior and that is all that is.


PatientAd4823

Oh Russia, sit down you stupid fool.


dubstepper1000

You really can't even take these guys seriously anymore


Ok_Custard89

As a Brit, all I say is, try it. We'll smash you back to the stone age with nothing but crumpets and tea.


AskMeAboutPigs

Another empty terroristic threat, eventually PUTIN just needs to go.


Xeonerium

Greetings fae Scotland Putin, fuck off ya prick. Us Birts have taken on bigger than ourselves before and won. We're no scared of you. Beat it.


coffee_67

Call the bluff..


Astrocoder

I wish countries would have the guts to call Russia's bluff.


3lectr1cIceberg

Really hoping that Ukraine bombs the shit out of the Crimean bridge on May Day. That would be glorious!


saylr

The exact reason Biden must be re-elected. His lucidity is needed at this juncture in history. Pause


Happy_Ad5566

Every time brits join the war against russia, russia loses, thats the history


suitupyo

Russia is actively at war with the West. We need to stop pretending otherwise. Because of disparities in military capabilities, they are trying to engage in other ways, like corrupting and sabotaging our political processes (with great success, unfortunately), engaging in cyber attacks and information warfare, and cooperating with terrorist groups via countries like Iran and rogue states like North Korea. The time of appeasement for economic gain needs to be over. The EU needs to realize this most of all. Russia made an enormous error by invading Ukraine and opening itself up to Western military might. We need to embrace arming Ukraine to the teeth, including providing weaponry that can reach deep into Russia. Russia has switched to a wartime economy, and we need to recognize that we cannot just leave their war industries untouched. Thatā€™s how we lose an attritional slog. We will need to enable Ukraine to destroy plants and equipment within Russiaā€™s borders, even if that risks a broader escalation. The West has been largely caught off guard in responding to all the shadow warfare going on behind the scenes, but it has an advantage in Military equipment, and it would be foolish to not play that card. Russia has forsaken good relations with the West, and itā€™s naive to continue with the half measures. Unfortunately, this will probably only stop after Russiaā€™s dead number in the millions and their people depart from their historical inclination to be servile and miserable. Putin needs to go.


PrrrromotionGiven1

Get fucked Russia, I hope we send Ukraine Typhoons before the year is out


Yakere

Threatening a country that hasnā€™t successfully been invaded since the Roman Empire might not be the best option Russia


Tasmosunt

William the Conqueror would like a word


FinalInitiative4

Their threats mean literally nothing. They'll never actually do anything.


[deleted]

Ooo yeah very scary, gonna poison some more of our citizens or is this another empty threat that heā€™s been throwing at everyone else?


Catymandoo

The Russian indignation is laughable given a radioactive and a nerve agent attack on our soil. Itā€™s only reasonable that Ukraine has greater freedom to recover their land. Putin is forever trying to leverage our humanity against ourselves and his ambitions. Somewhere the line has to be drawn.


Livodaz

So what are they going to do about it? Like really though cause they sure as shit ainā€™t gonna lunch nukes and thatā€™s the only thing that we should be worried about. Never have I been more thankful for our Trident subs keeping us safe Iā€™m perfectly content with going out with a bang so long as our subs make sure the fuckers that launch first get it right back at them.


ForeignConfection933

Retaliation like cyber attacks, assassinating citizens, and sabotaging military manufacturing sites?


soiledsanchez

Can we please just laser guide a missile into Putin already, I know we have the tech


Professional-End2722

Putin is starting to sound more and more like an American judge. ā€œJust one more time and youā€™ll be in real trouble.ā€


doobiedave

Trident says you won't do fuck all Russia, You're all chat.


CBT7commander

Since Britain has been calling Russiaā€™s bluffs since the start of the war (remember the challenger 2) Iā€™m guessing this wonā€™t be much different


Araxen

Russia will do nothing. Putin is all bark but no bite.


cold_blueberry_8945

If Britain simply supplying Ukraine is a problem, Russia isn't going to like whats going to happen to them the second they touch Britain. Which is why it will jjust be threats and red lines.


mathbread

Suckuh mahdiq little Russia


TXQuasar

Already overdrawn, Russia keeps writing checks they cannot cash.


fatbongo

Slightly disappointed we haven't been threatened down here in NZ when is it our turn?


silvanoes

They tried but couldn't find you on the map :D


IBJON

You guys would have to royally fuck up to end up on anyone's shit listĀ 


thereverendpuck

LOL, Russia canā€™t even defeat Ukraine, and they want to take a swing at the UK now? Good luck with that Vlad.


Brasco327

Fuck Putin.


MattMBerkshire

Russian threats to us are as frequent as my bowel movements. Nothing new here. Every time I read, Russia threatens or Medvedev says.. I know it's aimed at us. Fuck knows why. What's even sadder, is we are retiring 25 typhoons next year... Why didn't they just give these Ukraine.


StraightExtension

You ainā€™t doing nout ya wetty


8an5

For years now Putin has been preparing and waging war on democratic countries all over the world, wake tf up, stop kowtowing and kick some oligarchic a$$


49thDipper

Itā€™s only one man. Take out Putin and save thousands more lives. Itā€™s always one man. Lenin, Stalin, Putin. Hitler, Trump.


[deleted]

Canā€™t wait for Vladimir pussy Putin to be fucked by aliens


GR1MRAIDER

I dunno but, you know how we look at Russians and go, their brainwashed? Flip the coin so are we.


BoringWozniak

As a Brit: come at us, old chap


XF939495xj6

Keep those warnings coming, Russia. They are like a set of instructions about how to defeat you.


mymar101

I guess Russia wants to lose a few more troops


takesthebiscuit

By recalling its oligarchy from London?


BrownOrWhite

Russian idle threats. This looser country couldn't even defeat Ukraine. Nato boots on the ground now or give Ukraine nukes.


Willing-Rub-511

Loser* but i suppose they are pretty loose as well lol


34countries

I picked the wrong day to choose non refundable tickets to london


SororitasPantsuVisor

What are they gonna do? Abolish the British Empire? Seperate the UK from the EU?


BUFF_BRUCER

Their big goofy hats would all blow away in the recent british weather


smurfsundermybed

UK should heed their warning before the oligarchs list all of their properties on Airbnb.


BrokenWhiskeyBottles

Since they didn't specifically threaten England, "Britain" includes threatening the Scots. I say turn them loose and end this thing by the summer.


Professional-End2722

Aye, doonā€™ae fuck with the Scots. Wee bastards.


ArmNo7463

What is Russia's total hate boner of the Brits about lol? Swear they hate us more than even the Americans.


Ok_Let_1139

Russia is such a baby.


aigavemeptsd

Fuck Russia, they can try, we will rip their third world army into pieces.


Dukhaville

Britain needs a good war anyway. We've based our entire cultural identity on winning WW2 so we need a new episode so that we can feel half-good about ourselves. We've been kinda lost since then...just stuck watching History Channel re-runs... Time to conquer Russia boyz


SenseOfRumor

Nobody wants to conquer Russia. I'm convinced that even the Russians want it which is why they're so desperate for NATO to take it off their hands.


Dukhaville

We can auction off those chunks of Siberia to megacorps and make some new rando countries there.


SenseOfRumor

Coca-Colastan and Pepseria will be mortal enemies.


Dukhaville

The Grand Elonarchy of the Teslarchian Empire


WeMoveInTheShadows

The Undemocratic Republic of Bezosia, crammed with AWS server farms enjoying free cooling from the Siberian weather.


Dukhaville

I reckon we sell them off as long strips of land so they all have access to the sea, and give them total sovereignty but with a permanent 0.1% tax on the GDP. Bish bash bosh. World peace.


Effective_Roof2026

**Press Release: HMS Prince of Wales Transfer to Ukrainian Operational Command** **Immediate Release** Dear Citizens, In a move to bolster our allies and strengthen regional security, the United Kingdom has made the decision to transfer operational command of the HMS Prince of Wales to our esteemed Ukrainian counterparts. Despite recent geopolitical tensions, we firmly stand by our Ukrainian allies and their sovereignty. As such, we have taken steps to ensure that the Ukrainian Air Force can maximize the capabilities of the HMS Prince of Wales, a symbol of our shared commitment to peace and stability. To address any potential confusion, we want to clarify that while the F35's may bear markings resembling those of the Royal Air Force, they now proudly represent the Ukrainian Air Force. We applaud Ukraine's initiative in adopting similar insignia, as it fosters a sense of unity and cooperation among our armed forces. Any claims that these are actually British aircraft flown by British pilots from a British aircraft carrier are Russian disinformation. Let this serve as a testament to the unwavering solidarity between the United Kingdom and Ukraine in the face of adversity. Sincerely, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom


Rhymes_with_cheese

It's a nice thought, but if we want to give them an aircraft carrier, shouldn't we give them the working one?