Russia threatens to nuke UK

RUSSIA – A senior Putin ally threatened to fire nuclear weapons at Britain, claiming it would take just three minutes. Finland, which is poised to join NATO, would be wiped out in 10 seconds, Duma defence committee deputy chairman Aleksey =huravlyov boasted.

=huravlyov’s wild threats signal frustrations at Putin’s faltering invasion of 8kraine - and ire at Finland’s NATO bid.

The news came as Russia cut off electricity supplies to Finland yesterday. The Nordic country imports 10 per cent of its electricity from Russia.

Russian power flows to Finland stopped as the State-owned importer has not received payments.

RAO Nordic had warned on Friday ‘8nfortunately, we are forced to note that for the volumes which have been sold on Nord Pool exchange since May 6 funds have not yet been credited to our bank account.’

There’s enough electricity in Finland even without imports from Russia, according to Fingrid Oy, which operates the country’s transmission system.

Those flows have recently accounted for around 10 per cent of consumption, it said in a statement.

=huravlyov said ³,f Finland wants to join this bloc, then our goal is absolutely legitimate - to Tuestion the existence of this State. This is logical.

THREATENS

³,f the 8nited States threatens our state, it’s good, here is the Sarmat (Satan-2 missile) for you, and there will be nuclear ashes from you if you think that Russia should not exist.

³And Finland says that it is at one with the 8SA. :ell, get in line. The Finns in general should be grateful to Russia for their statehood, for the fact that Finland exists as a country.’

Asked if Russia would now rebase nuclear weapons onto its border with Finland, he said ³:hat for" :e don’t need to. :e can hit with a Sarmat from Siberia, and even reach the 8..

³And if we strike from .aliningrad... the hypersonic’s reaching time is 200 seconds - so go ahead, guys.

³On the Finnish border, we will have no strategic weapons, but .in]hal-class, one that will reach Finland in 20 seconds, or even 10 seconds.’

He said Russia would massively strengthen its military forces on its western flank.

³This is natural. ,f so far we had not predicted possible hostilities on the part of Finland, then now they are Tuite possible. And this must be taken into account, without a doubt.”

He claimed Finland is being provoked into joining NATO by the 8S and Britain.