Vladimir Putin’s propagandists have claimed that Britain is at war with Russia in an outrageous attack on Kremlin state television. Moscow is now using the tragic death of volunteer fighter Jordan Gatley in eastern Ukraine in its rotating stories. According to political scientist Vladimir Kornilov, this was proof that the Queen’s army was fighting against Russian forces in the country. “I read his father’s post on Facebook, his father’s grief, understandably. “He lost his son,” Kornilov told viewers. “But he writes there that he served in the British army until March of this year, and then decided – this is very important – to continue serving in other areas. “So he did not even consider it a departure. As I understood he did not leave. So he should have been reappointed to a service. “ The former British soldier died in the battle for the city of Sheverodonetsk, which has been the scene of intense fighting in recent weeks. To view this video, enable JavaScript and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Ukrainian soldiers on top of a tank in the Donetsk region (Image: Reuters) At the weekend, the UK Foreign Office said it was “supporting the family of a British man who died in Ukraine”. His identity was later confirmed by his devastated family in a Facebook post. Although reports say Gatley left the military before going to war as a volunteer, Russian television presenter Vladimir Solovyov claimed that this was a “de facto” admission of British involvement in the war. Kornilov replied: “Very well. Under British law, if he has actually joined another foreign army and is fighting a country that is not officially at war with Britain, he is a mercenary. “Thus, it turns out that Britain now glorifies these mercenaries as heroes and acknowledges the fact of the war with the Russian Federation. There is no other explanation. “ Dean Gatley (left) with his beloved son Jordan (right), who left the British Army in March to volunteer in Ukraine (Image: Facebook) Western governments, including Britain, have donated millions of pounds of military aid to Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion in February and imposed sanctions on alleged supporters of Putin’s regime. But no nation has really deployed its own troops to fight the Russians. Earlier this year, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, who is in charge of the Armed Forces, warned the British not to volunteer abroad. Other military officials also said that this could give Russia a “misconception” that Britain had sent troops.
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The news of Gatley’s death came as two British prisoners of war were sentenced to death following a “demonstration trial” in a Donetsk court. Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, were arrested in Mariupol while fighting for the 36th Ukrainian Marine Brigade, both of which were officially recruited. On the same show, Moscow-born political scientist Yakov Kedmi suggested exchanging high-profile prisoners in the West – imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Russian arms dealer Victor Bout. Contact our news team by emailing us at [email protected] For more stories like this, check out our news page.
