Not just US soldiers: Russia offered bounty to kill UK soldiers (Guardian UK)

[KY_EnviroGuy]

Russia offered bounty to kill UK soldiers
Moscow accused of trying to give money to the Taliban as part of its campaign to destabilise America and its allies

The Guardian World News
Jamie Doward
Sat 27 Jun 2020 19.58 BST

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/27/russia-offered-bounty-to-kill-uk-soldiers

Excerpts:

The Russian intelligence unit behind the attempted murder in Salisbury of the former double agent Sergei Skripal secretly offered to pay Taliban-linked fighters to kill British and American soldiers in Afghanistan, according to US reports.

The revelation piles pressure on the UK to take robust action against the Kremlin amid continuing anger over the government’s delay in publishing a key report on Russian attempts to destabilise the UK.

The bombshell report in the New York Times says there has been a major escalation by Moscow to undermine the White House and its coalition allies, including the UK, as President Trump seeks a peace deal with the Taliban.

According to the paper, Trump was briefed on the activity months ago, but no discernible action has been taken. The UK received the intelligence last week. The 29155 unit of the GRU, an arm of Russia’s military intelligence agency, was responsible for executing the plan, according to the paper. In recent years, it has been linked to assassination attempts aimed at destabilising the West.

Trump again refuses to bite the hand that feeds him. Every Republican Congressperson and Senator should be grilled on this issue by the press until they're unable to speak their own name.

KY..............

[bronxiteforever]

1. Kick & recommend for visibility & greatest page

[Generic Brad]

2. Has Boris Johnson been sitting on this too?

Do we have two world "leaders" who have betrayed their nations and soldiers?

[mwooldri]

3. Article says "UK received intelligence last week".

I'll give Blow Jo the benefit of the doubt for now.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. This, from the article....

There is a suspicion that Boris Johnson and his predecessor, Theresa May, have been reluctant to publish an Intelligence and Security Committee report on Russia, finished last October, for fear of upsetting Trump.

In his confidential submission to the committee, the former spy Christopher Steele has reportedly suggested that the Kremlin has a “likely hold” over Trump, a claim that has been fiercely disputed but which would sour the government’s relations with the White House once published. “These worrying reports should be the catalyst for the prime minister to finally release the ISC report No. 10 have been stalling for more than six months,” said shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy.“Under this government, Britain is retreating from the world stage and the fear among our allies is that Boris Johnson is afraid to stand up to Vladimir Putin’s Russia.”

Lib Dem spokesman Alistair Carmichael echoed the call for the ISC report to be published: “These reports throw up serious questions about Trump’s soft-touch when it comes to Russia.

The Foreign Secretary must also make clear whether the UK had any knowledge of these reports and what conversations he has had with his US counterpart about sanctions towards Russia given these shocking revelations.”

and....

Sir Andrew Wood, Britain’s ambassador to Russia from 1995 to 2000, said the allegations were “perfectly plausible”, adding: “I don’t think it’s the sort of thing made up for propaganda purposes. Of course, the Russians would deny it if Vladimir Putin had been photographed shooting someone in the head.”

KY

[Cha]

7. TY, KY!

The Foreign Secretary must also make clear whether the UK had any knowledge of these reports and what conversations he has had with his US counterpart about sanctions towards Russia given these shocking revelations.”

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. That we KNOW this means our intel services actually do know what they are doing even

though rump said they dont

Even though rump let russian spies into the oval office and LAUGHED at journalists for not being allowed in.

What the fuck is wrong with people

If Boris has done nothing also then the UK needs to remove his ass tonight!

[Cha]

6. Yes, I saw that.. TY for pointing that Out, KY!

According to the paper, Trump was briefed on the activity months ago, but no discernible action has been taken. The UK received the intelligence last week. The 29155 unit of the GRU, an arm of Russia’s military intelligence agency, was responsible for executing the plan, according to the paper. In recent years, it has been linked to assassination attempts aimed at destabilising the West.

Exactly what BLOTUS is doing.. "destabilizing" America.

Link to tweet

[smirkymonkey]

8. K&R

This is obscene. He needs to resign NOW, and any republican who doesn't put the pressure on him to stand down is complicit in his treason.

[Cha]

9. It's cold blooded treasonous shit.. any other potus

would have to go being caught red handed like this. Were the traitors so stupid they didn't think we would find out?

And some wonder why the fuck trump got himself impeached

[secondwind]

10. K&R