British Foreign Secretary calls Putin leader of ‘mafia state’ and compares him to slave owner

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Photo: Getty Images

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has directly accused Russian leader Vladimir Putin of running a “mafia state” and compared him to a slave owner in a fiery speech to the UN Security Council.

Source: Politico, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Lammy addressed Putin during a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Tuesday, telling the Russian representative: “We know who you are.”

Lammy criticized Putin’s behavior during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, referring to the days of slavery, and accused the Russian government of violating international law.

Quote: “Your invasion is in your own interest. Only in your interest. To expand your mafia state into a mafia empire. An empire built on corruption.

Mr. President, I speak not only as a Briton, as a Londoner, and as a Foreign Minister. But I say to the Russian representative, on the telephone as I speak, that I also stand here as a black man whose ancestors were taken from Africa in chains, with a gun in their hand, to be enslaved, whose ancestors rose up and fought in a great uprising of the enslaved.

Imperialism: I know it when I see it. And I will call it what it is.”

More details: Lammy’s speech comes as Ukraine is lobbying intensively for permission to use Western long-range missiles, including the British Storm Shadows, to strike targets deep inside Russia.

Background: The US and UK are preparing to give Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadow missiles to attack Russian territory, according to The Times. However, the announcement is not being made public in order to maintain the element of surprise for Russia.

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