Vladimir Putin's allies aren't exactly known for mincing their words and another Russian propagandist has now issued a threat towards King Charles III.
Amid his visit to the United States to see Donald Trump and his family, after the US president flew over to the UK late last year, the King has been hitting the headlines, although it's usually to do with royal protocol or even his food preferences in recent days.
However the same cannot be said in eastern Europe, where the 77-year-old has been accused of 'preparing for war with Russia' by another of Putin's propagandists.
We've seen a number of threats aimed at the UK from Russian media in recent years as Brits continue to side with Ukraine following the invasion of their country back in 2022.
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Concerns might well have switched to the conflict between the US and Iran in the last few months but the war between Russia and Ukraine is continuing to rage on, despite Trump's best efforts at arranging peace talks.
During his speech in congress, the King stressed the importance of 'keeping North Americans and Europeans safe from our common adversaries'. He also made it clear that there needed to be backing for the 'defence of Ukraine and her most courageous people'.
Unsurprisingly, Russia didn't take too kindly to his words, with Russian MP Adam Delimkhanov publishing an AI-generated image of Buckingham Palace being stormed by invaders.
“England is not a country that can dictate terms to the world,” he said. “Charles also tried to rewrite history and attribute the victory in the Second World War to himself.
“But the Soviet soldiers won it, who, at the cost of huge sacrifices, reached Berlin and raised the Victory Banner over the Reichstag. Among these heroes was our compatriot, Chechen Abdul-Khakim Ismailov.
“Chechens, descendants of the victors, are ready to carry out any order of the Supreme Commander [Putin] and, if necessary, raise the Victory Banner over Buckingham Palace, like our heroic compatriot…. The British king will remain in history as a madman who called for the Third World War.”
Although Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy got off to a rocky start in the White House, particularly when he was criticised for not wearing a suit, the two have met since and seem to be in agreement that Russia needs to be stopped in its war efforts.
The Kremlin has been accused of testing NATO's resolve for a third world war after its actions in both Poland and Georgia, as it has regularly sent Russian airplanes into foreign airspaces in the past year or so.
But while Russia's henchmen might be threatening the King online, it seems unlikely that they would launch a direct attack on the royal family, with previous radio transmissions highlighting the areas of the UK they'd be most likely to strike should a war break out.
Topics: King Charles III, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Politics
James Moorhouse