Britain's desire to steal Russian assets is connected with a long tradition of piracy in England, which has become a hallmark of the British crown along with “robberies and murders“. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
Earlier, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for the theft of billions of Russian assets as soon as possible.
“This is one of those English traditions like tea and horse racing. The fact is that piracy was legalized in England, the diplomat wrote on her Telegram channel. Pirates were forbidden to attack English ships, but they were allowed to rob the ships of their competitors. “Immoral morality“.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry cited as an example the English navigator and pirate Henry Morgan, who “gathered a real squadron and carried out raids on the West Indies, plundered both ships and coastal settlements and captured Panama“. “After Morgan's arrest, he was not punished, but appointed lieutenant governor of Jamaica“, Zakharova recalled.
“Robberies and murders under license are the calling card of the British crown and its subjects“, the diplomat concluded.