The alleged 'man from Moscow' targeted by the UK has been sanctioned in Russia for years

• Crisis UK accuses Russia of "wanting to install a pro-Russian leader" in Ukraine

The source of accusations against Russia has spawned the most sophisticated to date:

, soon in Kiev in full view of all. The United Kingdom accuses the Russian government of an alleged plan to establish a "leader favorable to its interests" in Kiev, while "weighing whether to invade and occupy Ukraine." Former Ukrainian parliamentarian

would be among the Kremlin's candidates to replace President

, according to a statement from the British Foreign Ministry.

Russia denied that it already has a "collaborator" on its list to lead a pro-Russian Ukraine. Moscow pointed out that this former Ukrainian deputy is actually sanctioned in Russia for being

. Murayev himself told 'The Telegraph' that he was banned from entering Russia as a threat to national security and had been under Russian sanctions for four years. This makes, according to Murayev,

"The disinformation spread by the United Kingdom Foreign Office is further proof that it is the NATO countries, with the Anglo-Saxons at the forefront, who are dedicated to increasing tensions around Ukraine," they replied from the government. Russian. The Russian embassy in London

The UK is traditionally tough on Moscow.

In part because of their historical rivalry, but also because of their lack of dependence on Russian gas.

The controversy heats up the visit in a few weeks of the British Foreign Minister,

, to Russia.

And it closes a week that began with a forceful article by Defense Minister

against the Kremlin's ethnonationalist aspirations;

and that followed with the shipment of armament from London to Kiev.

The story of the 'puppet president' caused some bewilderment in Kiev. Ukrainian presidential adviser

acknowledged that there were doubts among Ukrainians whether Murayev was

. But he added that Russia had supported lesser figures in leadership positions in annexed Crimea and separatist-controlled Donbass.

Although he has had problems with Moscow in the past, Murayev's public position squares with the narratives promoted by the Kremlin for years. During the past weekend he has gone from being a second-rate politician to being at the center of the international controversy of the day. In a Facebook 'post' posted early Sunday afternoon,

. And he nudged the elite ruling the country now: "Ukraine needs new rulers with a policy based solely on the national interests of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people." The truth is that Russia's interference in Ukraine since 2014 has turned Ukrainian public opinion against Moscow, so it would no longer be as easy to maintain a friendly government as the Kremlin enjoyed with

during the first four years of the past decade.

After serving in the Ukrainian Opposition Bloc (later renamed Opposition Platform for Life and headed by

, considered 'Putin's man' in Ukraine) Murayev turned against his leader and created his own formation, Nashi (Us).

According to a Razumkov's Center think tank poll conducted in December 2021, he

2024 presidential election with 6.3% support.

Murayev has had an important public projection.

He owned the NewsOne television channel and later founded the Nash channel.

His platform emerged in the face of NewsOne, which along with two other channels linked to Medvedchuk

WHAT TO DO WITH RUSSIA

The data handled by London suggest that "many Ukrainian politicians" maintain "links" with the Russian intelligence services. London also implicates former head of government

and former Deputy Prime Minister

, as well as

, who was President Victor Yanukovych's chief of staff.

The White House expressed its concern in relation to the British report, although almost at the same time the SkyNews chain assured that

, which had already raised the alarm about a coup d'état during Christmas, although most of the characters of that supposed plot did not coincide with those of the last installment. The president himself, Volodimir Zelensky, predicted a few months ago an imminent coup that did not take place and did not lead to arrests.

Moscow asked London to drop this "stupid" and "provocative" rhetoric about Ukraine.

He also demanded that he stop making things worse with his arms shipments to Ukraine, his NATO presence "next to Russia's borders" and his "push" into Kiev to sabotage peace deals.

Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, the UK government has warned.

But US Secretary of State

refused to immediately impose economic sanctions on Russia, as doing so would undermine the West's ability to deter possible Russian aggression against Ukraine.

German Chancellor

has urged Europe and the United States to think carefully before launching sanctions against Russia for any aggression against Ukraine.

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