Putin runs mafia state, says UK Foreign Secretary

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

This was reported by Politico, as reported by European Pravda.

Lemmy took aim at the racist leader during a meeting in New York on Tuesday, telling the Russian envoy: “We know who you are.”

A British minister has criticised Putin's handling of the invasion of Ukraine, harking back to the days of slavery, and accused the Russian government of flouting international law.

“Your invasion is in your own interests. Yours alone. To turn your mafia state into a mafia empire. An empire built on corruption,” the Foreign Secretary said.

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"Mr President, I speak not only as a Briton, as a Londoner and as a Foreign Secretary. But I stand here also as a black man whose ancestors were taken in chains from Africa, at gunpoint, to be enslaved, whose ancestors rose up and fought in the great enslaved rebellion," Lemmy said.

"Imperialism: I know it when I see it. And I will call it what it is," he stressed.

Lemmy's remarks come as Ukraine continues intense lobbying efforts to gain permission to use Western long-range missiles, including Britain's Storm Shadow, to strike targets deep inside Russia.

The Times reports that the United States and Britain are reportedly preparing to grant Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadow missiles to strike Russian territory, but that such an announcement will not be made public in order to maintain the element of surprise for Russia.

Prepared by: Nina Petrovich