A Putin ally called David Lammy "the English idiot"

A top ally of Vladimir Putin has called David Lammy an “English idiot” while he threatens to seize British assets in Russia in a new rant on social media.

It comes after Britain announced it was going to use frozen Russian assets as part of a £1 billion defence boost for Ukraine.

Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president who now serves as a deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, regularly declares his disdain for Europe online.

And, after that announcement, he clearly had the UK foreign secretary in his sights.

Writing on Telegram, he warned British assets could be seized in retaliation for the new UK move.

“British thieves transferred Russian money to neo-Nazis,” he claimed, alluding to the UK government. “Consequences? Britain committed an offence.”

Medvedev warned Russia would take revenge – while also calling Lammy “the English idiot”.

It’s not clear why the Putin........

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