Former Russian deputy prime minister and space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin called for strikes against Western politicans, deeming them to be ‘war criminals’
A leading Russian politician and close ally of Vladimir Putin is demanding strikes on the home addresses of leading Western politicians as punishment for backing Ukraine.
Former deputy premier and Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin claimed the list of four British targets and others across Europe, issued by Russia earlier this week, was insufficient.
Russia this week identified addresses in London, Reading, Leicester and Suffolk for strikes because they were allegedly supplying weapons to Ukraine. “I don’t want to seem like Captain Obvious to anyone but I believe the list is not complete,” said Rogozin.
“It should start with the work and home addresses of all Western politicians who made the decision to shed Russian blood. They are the main military targets, war criminals subject to annihilation.” Russia has repeatedly accused Britain of supplying missiles or drones used to hit its territory.
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Rogizin, a former Russian deputy prime minister, is now a senator for an illegally occupied territory in Ukraine, and commander of a drone unit fighting for the Kremlin. Separately, he also appeared to call for the assassination of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
He said: “It’s embarrassing to admit, but I recognise Israel’s tactic of destroying the political and military leadership of the enemy state as unavoidable. We need to start with this.
“If you cut off a rooster’s head, it will run around chaotically for a short while, spreading terror throughout the henhouse. The others will grumble, worry for a while, and then start laying eggs again, waiting for us to present them with a new rooster.”
Rogozin did not name the Western leaders he wanted to strike but claimed Kyiv “has unlimited technological and political support” from states including Britain.
“It also has essentially unlimited financial assistance from EU countries and other donors,” he went on. “The US are unconditional allies of Zelensky, despite the clumsy show put on by Trump and his administration.”
“The list published by our Ministry of Defence is just the visible part of the iceberg of technological and financial support for Russia’s bitter enemies.”
Rogozin is a former Russian envoy to NATO. As space agency chief, he was involved in tests on Russia’s largest nuclear missile Sarmat – or Satan-2 .
