Russia accuses UK of HELPING Islamic State by ‘protecting terrorists who finance jihadis’
RUSSIA launched an extraordinary attack on the British Government today, accusing UK authorities of giving succour to Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists by turning a blind eye to extremist fundraisers.
By TOM BATCHELOR
Express.co.uk
Wed, Apr 27, 2016
The barbed criticism came from the former Soviet state’s foreign ministry, whose spokeswoman aimed blow after blow at the British for failing to close down funding channels for terrorists.
Speaking in Moscow, Maria Zakharova told a news briefing that the UK was indirectly supporting violent jihad overseas by failing to crackdown on extremists.
In a string of highly-charged rebukes of British Government policy, the Kremlin aide said London should address its own problems, such as alleged war crimes committed by British soldiers in Iraq, before interfering in Russia’s affairs.
She also blasted the United States for spreading fear about the threat from Moscow in order to provide cover for a military build-up in Eastern Europe.
Commenting on a UK Foreign Office report on human rights in Russia, the spokeswoman said: “This report is certainly an example of enormous hypocrisy. Unfortunately, this is not a special case.
“This is hypocrisy that has been lifted by London to the level of state policy.
“Objectively speaking, London’s [reputation] is heavily stained.”
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