The head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, Serhiy Naryshkin, made a fiery speech with references to “bad weather”, World War II and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the USSR’s victory in the Battle of Kursk.

Referring to the “obvious failure of the so-called counteroffensive of the armed forces of Ukraine,” Naryshkin claimed that “Kyiv supporters of Nazi ideas and their curators overseas resemble German generals,” blaming “bad weather” for “their mistakes.” “, reports TASS.

Naryshkin, who is also the president of the Russian Historical Society, said this at a round table dedicated to the anniversary of the defeat of German troops in the Battle of Kursk (1943), which some historians consider the greatest tank battle in history. .

The comments of the head of Russian intelligence are unclear

It is not clear what he meant by referring to the “bad weather” by the Ukrainian generals. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and other officials in Kyiv talked about it during the Kherson offensive last fall, but not now.

Drawing a parallel with today’s Soviet and Russian soldiers, Naryshkin said that “the heirs of the victorious generation, our fighters and commanders relentlessly continue combat work, destroy the enemy and military equipment, including destroying German Leopard tanks with the same crosses.” on the towers, just like 80 years ago.”

The head of Russian intelligence also stated that “the victory in the Battle of Kursk opened the way to the final liberation of Donbas and the subsequent expulsion of the Nazi invaders from the territory of the Soviet Union.”

“The excessive self-confidence of the Nazis and their underestimation of the potential of the Red Army became the main reasons for the defeat of the Nazis at Kursk 80 years ago,” he emphasized.

Russian official mentions Winston Churchill in new attack on Great Britain

Then the Russian official conveyed “a fact of history that reflects the behavior of London in those times.”

“After receiving the news of the complete defeat of the Nazis, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill emphasized in his message to Stalin that these defeats of the German army “are milestones on the way to our final victory,” he recalled.

Naryshkin, however, said that “the true value of these fine words” was “well known in Moscow”, with the head of Russian intelligence referring to the fact that “Britain intercepted the plan for Operation Citadel (not the German name for the battle plan). ) in the spring of 1943, but a principled decision was made in London not to share this strategic plan with the Soviet command.

Britain has been a favorite target of Russian propaganda and harsh criticism from officials in Moscow since the start of the war in Ukraine, due to its massive sanctions against Russia and significant military aid to Kyiv.

Among other things, on January 16 of this year, Great Britain became the first country to announce the supply of western Challenger 2 tanks to the Ukrainian army.

The British government was also the first to announce that it had sent long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, which could be used to strike deep behind the Russian front.

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