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Putin Tells Brits to “Change Their Brains”
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with members of youth movements Tuesday evening and spoke about Russia's relations with Great Britain, among other things. “What is the problem being blown up by our British partners connected with?” he asked. “A tragedy occurred, Mr. Litvinenko died in London. They have made claims against on of our citizens, Lugovoi, and want us to extradite him. But 30 people are hiding out in London who are wanted by Russian law enforcement for serious crimes. And London did not even think about extraditing them.”
The Russian president added that the United States and France have similar problems with Britain. “They don't extradite people who are hiding out on their territory, not even people suspected of or accused of terrorist activities. But they make inflated claims against other countries, and are giving insulting advise to our country to change the Constitution,” Putin continued. “They need to change their brains and not the Constitution. What they are suggesting is obviously the rudiment of colonial thinking.”
Putin emphasized that partners have to respected.
A diplomatic crisis arose after Russia refused to extradite Andrey Lugovoi. Britain expelled four Russian diplomats and placed limitations on cooperation with Russia. Russia responded in kind.
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Photo: Dmitry Dukhanin