From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   A Russian lawmaker issued a sinister death threat against Boris Johnson   
   after singling out Britain as a "prime target" for Vladimir Putin.   
      
   Boris Johnson's strong stance against the Russian invasion of Ukraine has   
   earned him a spot as the number one enemy of Kremlin supporters. Speaking   
   on Kremlin-controlled state TV, Russia-1, one lawmaker said Russia "can   
   carry out a nuclear strike against Great Britain".   
      
   He pointed to false reports that Mr Johnson had suggested the UK was   
   considering launching a nuclear strike on Russia without consulting with   
   other NATO partners.   
      
   This spread across Russian state TV this week in the wake of Russia's   
   successful test of the Sarmat ballistic missile, leading to an escalation   
   of anti-British rhetoric.   
      
   Speaking yesterday, a Russian lawmaker suggested that Mr Johnson should be   
   hanged in a sinister death threat, remarking that a noose "suits him very   
   well".   
      
   He also claimed that if Russia nuked Britain, NATO would not intervene   
   despite its Article 5 on collective defence.   
      
   The clip was shared by Daily Beast's Julia Davis, who monitors Russian TV,   
   tweeting: "Appearing on Kremlin-controlled state TV, Russian lawmaker had   
   some choice words and nuclear threats for Great Britain and Prime Minister   
   Boris Johnson."   
      
   In the clip, the MP said: "Consider the statement about the possibility of   
   a nuclear strike against Russia without consulting NATO.   
      
   "Listen, we can carry out a nuclear strike against Great Britain without   
   consultations with NATO.   
      
   "Great Britain is a prime target for that. It is an island nation, which   
   would minimise the damage to the continent.   
      
   "It has weak missile defences. If they move without consulting NATO then   
   Article 5 on a collective defence may not be in force.   
      
   "I was listening to him and I thought that noose of Mr Jonhon's neck   
   during his trip to India suits him very well."   
      
   The false claim of a British nuclear threat even prompted President   
   Putin's lead mouthpiece Vladimir Solovyov to accuse the UK of smearing   
   Russia with claims of genocide to justify its nuclear attack.   
      
   He claimed that Britain thinks "Russia should be wiped off the face of the   
   earth, all Russian people and Russian culture too".   
      
   On Thursday, Mr Solovyov also questioned whether NATO countries will have   
   enough weapons left to defend themselves once Russia's invasion of Ukraine   
   ends.   
      
   The ranting propagandist, who was sanctioned by the EU for his close ties   
   to the Russian leader, warned that Moscow will be "grinding up NATO's war   
   machine as well as its citizens".   
      
   https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1600013/Russia-nuclear-UK-t   
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