UK issued major warning by Putin mouthpiece as ‘target list’ for WW3 issued

Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin issued the warning while responding to comments made by former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in October

What we know as Putin mouthpiece makes UK towns and cities hit list

• Fears of a future global conflict have intensified in recent months, with speculation about a possible World War III spreading rapidly online.
• The rise in geopolitical tension has combined with anxious social media trends, prompting thousands of young people to Google whether they might face conscription.
• Against this backdrop, a prominent Putin ally has fuelled fresh concern by naming 23 towns and cities across the United Kingdom as potential Russian targets in the event of all-out war.
• Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin issued the warning while responding to comments made by former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in October.
• Rogozin said: “Former British Defence Minister Ben Wallace on what Kyiv and its NATO allies should do to end the military actions: ‘We must help Ukraine acquire long-range capabilities to make Crimea uninhabitable. We need to strangle Crimea.’ What a sober minister has in mind, a former one has on his tongue.”
• READ THE FULL STORY AND SEE FULL LIST: Putin mouthpiece names 23 UK towns and cities on Russia’s target list for WW3

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