The discussion involved advocating the use of atomic weapons against the UK and was hosted by TV presenter and propagandist Vladimir Solovyov and pro-war pundit Igor Markov
Russian President Vladimir Putin and TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov(Image: SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)
Wiping a British city “off the face of the earth”, destroying a UK military base and all the country’s submarines were all topics discussed on Russian state TV.
The discussion involved advocating the use of atomic weapons against the UK and was hosted by TV presenter and Putin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov and pro-war pundit Igor Markov. Viewers heard how Moscow should destroy the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent.
Solovyov asked: “Which city do you like the least? Which city should be wiped off the face of the earth?”
Markov, who is a fugitive Ukrainian former Odesa MP, replied: “I don’t think we need to wipe out a city. We need to wipe out a military base – preferably a British one, along with all its submarines.”
Britain’s nuclear deterrent is entirely based on four Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines. Markov added: “The main snake in the grass there [in the West] is the British.
“We all understand that perfectly well. If they won’t listen to reason, then – so to speak – we need to explain it to them in a way that finally gets through.”
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Sarmat being launched at Plesetsk testing field in Russia in 2022(Image: Russian Defence Ministry/AFP via Getty Images)
This involved a nuclear strike. Solovyov then said: “We have two options – Sarmat, [Russia’s largest nuclear strike weapon, labelled Satan-2 by NATO], and Poseidon [a high speed underwater atomic drone].”
Markov suggested unleashing Burevestnik on Britain. This is a missile system which is still being tested, just like Sarmat and Poseidon.
Burevestnik is nicknamed the Flying Chernobyl, because it has its own nuclear reactor. It is viewed by critics as likely to be unsafe and accident prone.
Reflecting the Moscow view that the UK is Putin’s most vocal Western enemy, Markov said: “After all, our main adversary – our centuries-old enemy – the ones who have driven everyone to the end of their tether… you know, it’s all those British *******s.
“They’re doing all of this on purpose.”