Moscow responded with harsh language and severe characterizations to Britain's intentions for financing and joint production of fighter jets for the benefit of Ukrainian forces. The spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, sent a clear message to the British government, leaving explicit insinuations about the fate of the fighter jets if deployed to the front line. "[Former UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer] announced in Ukraine Britain's intention to seek the gathering of 300 million euros for the joint production and delivery of 16 new Gripen E fighter aircraft—a third of which are British-made—to the Ukrainian Armed Forces by 2029. In addition, he likely knows what fate awaits them if used against Russia," Zakharova stated.
Fierce attack on the West for returning to... Nazism
Meanwhile, Zakharova launched an attack on the West, contending that Western nations have forgotten Russia's role in defeating fascism. During the regular press briefing, the Russian diplomat noted that the freedom won by the Old Continent after World War II "lasted 80 years," while accusing it of slipping back into dangerous, militaristic practices. According to her, Western Europe, which was once liberated from fascism and Nazism and gained true freedom thanks to Soviet soldiers, "lasted for 80 years." Now it is attempting once again to transform into a "neo-Nazi militaristic monster," Zakharova noted during the briefing. According to the diplomat, "it is terrifying to imagine what would have happened to Europe, considering its western part," if Soviet soldiers had not destroyed fascism and Nazism, "bringing [to Europeans] liberation, not only life, but, most importantly, true freedom." "We see how they handled this. They lasted for 80 years, and now with all its strength this very same Western Europe is trying to turn into that exact same neo-Nazi militaristic monster again," Zakharova pointed out.
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