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Russia responds after UK talks about 'kidnapping Putin', calls it 'moist fantasies of perverts'
short by Ankush Verma / on Monday, 12 January, 2026
Russia has responded after UK Defence Secretary John Healey said that he would "kidnap" Russian President Vladimir Putin and bring him to justice for war crimes. The spokesperson of Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, reacted to Healey's remark, calling it "moist fantasies of perverts". Healey made the remark while visiting a residential area in Ukraine.