UK is 'Very Afraid' Russian Media Could Reveal Its Syria Actions - Journalist
Tensions have spiked between Russia and the UK, following the doxing of personal information and pictures of state-funded media employees in both countries. So where will the escalating tensions lead?
Sputnik has discussed the issue with Journalist Ollie Richardson.
Sputnik: What do you think of the whole situation?
Ollie Richardson: The situation is quite predictable. It is of course quite alarming that British newspaper The Times decided to publish the personal information of employees of Sputnik along with photographs.
That is certainly a breach of privacy and most likely a violation of international norms. It is a provocation, a typical provocation, like with the Skripal affair, where Britain wants to play a victim; usually it’s Russia who is the alleged aggressor.
However, Russia’s policy at state level is to abide by international law, but the British government is unable to do the same thing because, if it does abide by international law, it will mean that the system (where a handful of elite possess 95 per cent of the wealth) would collapse.
Sputnik: How did the situation escalate to this point?
Ollie Richardson: In order to answer how we arrived to this juncture, we have to step back in time. Firstly, the Syrian war has almost reached its conclusion. The British state invested a lot of money in trying to overthrow the legitimate President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, and also partitioning the country along sectarian lines.
But unfortunately for Britain, Russia was invited by the Syrian President to intervene to counter terrorism, and as a result Russia placed its S-400 missile system inside Syria, and that really put an end to this cycle of Anglo-Saxon aggression against the Middle East, and in general undermining international law – showing no respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201901011071135829-uk-russia-syria-media-revelations/