By James Simons-
Vladimir Putin’s close ally has sent a warning to London that the city should be bombed first if World War Three broke out. Andrey Gurulyov, a member of Russia’s defence committee, says “no one will care” which country from the West it is, “we will see them all as NATO”.
Speaking on Russian state TV over the weekend, he warned: “The first to be hit will be London. It’s crystal clear that the threat to the world comes from the Anglo-Saxons.” He vowed that the West would be “cut off” with all power supplies “destroyed”, reports The Express.
Gurulyov, a former military commander and member of the pro-Putin United Russia party, who sits on Moscow’s defence committee said: “We’ll destroy the entire group of enemy’s space satellites during the first air operation. No one will care if they are American or British, we would see them all as NATO.
“Second, we’ll mitigate the entire system of anti-missile defence, everywhere and 100 per cent. Third, we certainly won’t start from Warsaw, Paris or Berlin. The first to be hit will be London. It’s crystal clear that the threat to the world comes from the Anglo-Saxons.”
Gurulyov went on to say western Europe would be “cut off from power supplies,” which he said would also be destroyed, and “immobilised”.
“In the third stage, I shall see what the USA will tell Western Europe on continuing their fight in the cold, without food and electricity,” he continued. “I wonder how they (the US) will manage to stay aside.”
“This is the rough plan, and I deliberately leave out certain moments because they are not to be discussed on TV.”
His comments came as Russia intensified it bombings in Kiev as world leaders prepared to gather for the G7 meeting
After graduating from the Academy of the General Staff, Major-General Andrey Viktorovich Gurulev was appointed Chief of Staff of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District, becoming in charge of the army the same year.
In 2013 , Guruluyuv was charged with abuse of power after forging orders and putting two conscripts into “labor slavery”. The charges were dropped in 2014 because of the statute of limitations.[3] Allegedly the object of the scheme was to furnish Lieutenant-General Nikolai Pereslegin with servants and Pereslegin’s daughter, whose company actively participates in bidding and receives government contracts, furnished the appropriate cover with the civilian labour authorities
Meanwhile, Russian forces are trying to block a city in eastern Ukraine, the region’s governor said on Saturday, after their relentless assault on a nearby city forced Ukrainian troops to begin withdrawal after weeks of intense fighting. Russia also launched missile attacks on areas far from the heart of the eastern battles.
Only last week, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had shattered peace in Ukraine.
Mr Stoltenberg added: “We are at a pivotal time for our security.
“President Putin’s war against Ukraine is the most urgent threat we face, it has shattered peace in Europe.
Warning of a “war of attrition”, Mr Stoltenberg feared the conflict could drag on for years – and urged NATO chiefs to commit to long-term support for Kyiv.
“It may last for weeks, months but also for years,” he said.
“Regardless of how long the war lasts, we need to be prepared for (the) long haul and to be prepared to continue to provide substantial support to Ukraine.”
He added: “I’m absolutely certain that the message from NATO allies will be that we should maintain support, deliver modern weapons, heavy weapons as NATO allies have now done for a long time.”