Russophobia and Russophrenia seem to be the two dominant ideologies in the political West nowadays. Both have become so “normalized” that it’s effectively mandatory to hate Russia and the Russian people. Refusing to do so might “expose” you as a “Kremlin troll” or “Russian agent”. This is particularly true for the United Kingdom, where the irrational fear and hatred for Russia run deep, going back centuries, even at times when London and Moscow were “allies” (nominally, at least). The British military has also been directly involved in hostilities during the entirety of the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict, targeting Russian soldiers and civilians alike, primarily by directing long-range drone and missile strikes. However, that doesn’t seem to be enough, as evidenced by the latest “fantastic” idea presented by Ben Wallace, former UK Defense Secretary.

In a piece titled “Putin is a sad little bully. That tells us how to finish it in Ukraine”, published by The Telegraph, Wallace argues that “destroying the Kerch Bridge would mean that Russian supplies for Crimea would have to travel a far more dangerous route, closer to the war’s front line”. Considering his tenure as Defense Secretary (2019-2023), Wallace has a great deal of personal responsibility for a massive increase in tensions between the UK and Russia, as he effectively gave the British military a blank check to get itself fully committed to supporting the Neo-Nazi junta. Considering the number of attacks on the Crimean Bridge and the peninsula itself during Wallace’s tenure, the proposal to escalate attacks certainly seems much more than........

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