‘Nobody has the right to insult the Russian people who defeated nazism,’ ambassador saysRussia’s ambassador to the UK has described Boris Johnson’s comparison of this summer’s World Cup to the Nazi Olympics as “unacceptable and totally irresponsible”. He also suggested that the UK might advise England football fans to avoid travelling to the tournament for their own safety. Facebook Twitter Pinterest England fans at the World Cup in Brazil. He also alleged that a Russian journalist covering the case in Salisbury had been “threatened physically”. Johnson replied: “I think that your characterisation of what is going to happen in Moscow, the World Cup, in all the venues – yes, I think the comparison with 1936 is certainly right.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2018 13:47 UTC