Kremlin hits out at Boris Johnson’s ‘disgusting and unacceptable’ comparison of Vladimir Putin to Hitler

THE KREMLIN has lashed out at Boris Johnson for comparing Putin to Adolf Hitler, describing his comments as "disgusting".

Yesterday the Foreign Secretary said Putin would use the World Cup this year like Hitler used the 1936 Olympics to glorify the country.

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He told MPs that “Putin glorifying in this sporting event” made him feel sick, and he has debated whether the England team should boycott the summer games.

He added: “The comparison with 1936 is certainly right”.

And Mr Johnson warned Brits that he was "deeply concerned" about their safety in Russia later this year, but did not say that fans shouldn't travel.

He called on the country to make sure they could keep tourists safe during the tournament.

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But today a spokesperson for the Kremlin hit back, saying his comments were "disgusting and unacceptable".

"It's a completely disgusting statement, it does not become the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country (Britain) or of any country," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters.

"It's undoubtedly insulting and unacceptable."

And they claimed Britain was still "unwilling" to cooperate on the spy poisoning case.

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Today Theresa May will travel to Brussels for an EU summit, where she will try to get other leaders to get behind a tough statement condemning Russia in its entirety for the attack.

Mrs May will tell leaders over the summit dinner on Thursday: “The challenge of Russia is one that will endure for years to come.

“As a European democracy the United Kingdom will stand shoulder to shoulder with the European Union and with NATO to face these threats together.

“United, we will succeed.”

But she is being held back by some countries who claim they haven't seen all the evidence yet.

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The PM will tell EU leaders they must toughen up their stance on Russia or they will put all of Europe at risk.

Vladimir Putin’s alarming aggression will last “for years”, the PM will also warn at a Brussels summit.

It emerged last night that she has also began to urge the 27 other member states to order their own Russian spy expulsions to send a strong joint message to the Kremlin over the Salisbury nerve agent outrage.