“The Main Bastards”: Why Russia Really Hates the UK

How Britain earned its place on Moscow’s hate wall (again) — and why that’s a good thing

https://www.newsweek.com/russian-lawmaker-calls-wiping-uk-off-face-earth-1790002

“The UK must be wiped off the face of the earth.”
— Some mad Russian lawmaker, while we sip tea and reload NLAWs ☕💥

Back in the Day: Empire Beef & Spy Games

Before TikTok, before NATO, before even the Cold War — the UK and Russia were already beefing like two drunk colonial uncles at a wedding.

• The Crimean War? Yep, we fought that one too.

• The Great Game? Not an Xbox title — it was imperial chess from London to Kabul.

• Soviet era? We hosted defectors.

• Litvinenko, Skripal, Novichok in Salisbury? Russia kept trying to turn the UK into a Bond movie. We responded with sanctions

Fast-Forward to 2022: Putin Invades, Britain Delivers

When Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UK went full "absolutely not" mode. No waffle. No handwringing. Just:

• NLAW anti-tank weapons on the ground before most NATO countries even packed a lunch

• Main battle tanks (Challenger 2s — not the cheap ones)

• Long-range Storm Shadow missiles — now with 20% more bridge-blasting and launched at russia before NATO updated their spreadsheets

• A training camp for Ukrainian pilots on future F-16s

• Intelligence, logistics, and moral support wrapped in a Union Jack and a Ukrainian flag emoji 💂‍♂️🇺🇦

Result: Russia puts us on the "instigator" list.
Translation: They’re mad we got things done.

Wagner? We Proscribed Them Before It Was Cool

The UK was one of the first to call out Wagner as what it really is:

A mercenary cult that runs on war crimes, Instagram posts, and whatever’s left of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s skull.

We banned them. Froze their assets. Warned about their operations in Mali, Syria, Libya, and Ukraine. That’s why Moscow hates it when London speaks — we know what they’re hiding in their basement.

Palestine Action & the Kremlin Clown Car

Now here’s where it gets weird.
Russia’s propaganda channels (hello, RT and PressTV) love boosting Palestine Action types — not out of solidarity, but because it lets them bash the UK, NATO, and arms support for Ukraine in one tidy little reflexive control loop.

So what does Britain do?

• Cracks down on illegal property damage by “Pro-Palestinian Activists” - again first to proscribe and warn of the threat

• Pushes back against the disinfo laundromat

• Keeps sending gear to Ukraine anyway

It’s all part of their reflexive control toolkit. But when Britain cracks down, they scream “oppression!”

Meanwhile, Russia jails its own journalists for blinking too loud.

Kremlin Rage Watch: Current Scoreboard

NAFO's Honor Badge: We Made the Enemies List

Being hated by the Kremlin is the most reliable indicator that your country is doing something right.

• We help Ukraine? ✔️

• We exposed Wagner’s playbook? ✔️

• We make Russian propagandists mutter “main bastards” into their borscht?✔️✔️✔️

So next time some angry Duma deputy threatens to “wipe the UK off the map,” remember:
That’s not a threat. That’s free advertising.