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EPISODE · Sep 28, 2025 · 24 MIN

BREAKING: Did Russia Threaten Armageddon on British University Towns?

from Silicon Curtain · host Jonathan Fink

Edition No249 | 28-09-2025 - Today we turn the spotlight squarely on Russia’s propaganda machinery — and how its most vicious threats now extend even to Britain’s ancient universities. Solovyov has threatened to wipe out the town where I live in an atomic inferno, for no other reason that we refuse to allow Russia to erase Ukraine from the world map. Perhaps he’s also upset he can’t get to his Italian villas since 2022. So, Russia’s foremost propagandist has threatened to wipe out one of the most ancient seats of learning and civilisation, and by extension threaten to kill me. Apart from the bluster and vicious hatred, it’s such utterances that show Russia has fallen far from what could be considered civilisation, civilised language and behaviour, and that no regime hack or representative should be allowed in civilised company, at least for the lifetime of the current regime. That ban should also extend to all the minions and enablers of the regime. We’ll explore how that fits into a broader pattern: Russia’s imperial ambitions, its civilizational decline, and the accelerating slide in global norms under pressure from China, Russia, and their allies — but also how Ukraine and its global backers confront this – showing that resistance, and a reassertion of civilised values is possible – though it comes at a steep price.We begin — shockingly — with Vladimir Solovyov’s threat to bomb Oxford and Cambridge.----------This is super important. There are so many Battalions in Ukraine, fighting to defend our freedoms, but lack basics such as vehicles. These are destroyed on a regular basis, and lack of transport is costs lives, and Ukrainian territory. Once again Silicon Curtain has teamed up with Car4Ukraine and a group of wonderful creators to provide much-needed assistance: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-silicon-curtainAutumn Harvest: Silicon Curtain (Goal€22,000)We'll be supporting troops in Pokrovsk, Kharkiv, and other regions where the trucks are needed the most. 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar", Black Raven Unmanned Systems Battalionhttps://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-silicon-curtain----------SOURCES: “Russia should ‘bomb Oxford’, key Putin ally says,” UK News / Yahoo, Sept 2025“Top Russian propagandist issues threat to drop nuclear bombs …” LADbible, Sept 2025 Nancy Ries, *Russia’s Atrocity Rhetoric During Its War on Ukraine* (RCIN) An Independent Legal Analysis of the Russian Federation’s Breaches of the Genocide Convention (New Lines Institute) “Holding Putin’s propagandists accountable for crimes in Ukraine,” Atlantic Council UkraineAlert, June 2024 “Dmitry Medvedev says editors of The Times are ‘legitimate military targets’,” The Guardian, Dec 2024 “Russia is at war with Britain …”, The Guardian / Fiona Hill commentary, June 2025 “International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Russian leaders,” Wikipedia / ICC context “Andrey Gurulyov,” Wikipedia (remarks on bombing Britain)----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

Edition No249 | 28-09-2025 - Today we turn the spotlight squarely on Russia’s propaganda machinery — and how its most vicious threats now extend even to Britain’s ancient universities. Solovyov has threatened to wipe out the town where I live in an atomic inferno, for no other reason that we refuse to allow Russia to erase Ukraine from the world map. Perhaps he’s also upset he can’t get to his Italian villas since 2022. So, Russia’s foremost propagandist has threatened to wipe out one of the most ancient seats of learning and civilisation, and by extension threaten to kill me. Apart from the bluster and vicious hatred, it’s such utterances that show Russia has fallen far from what could be considered civilisation, civilised language and behaviour, and that no regime hack or representative should be allowed in civilised company, at least for the lifetime of the current regime. That ban should also extend to all the minions and enablers of the regime. We’ll explore how that fits into a broader pattern: Russia’s imperial ambitions, its civilizational decline, and the accelerating slide in global norms under pressure from China, Russia, and their allies — but also how Ukraine and its global backers confront this – showing that resistance, and a reassertion of civilised values is possible – though it comes at a steep price.We begin — shockingly — with Vladimir Solovyov’s threat to bomb Oxford and Cambridge.----------This is super important. There are so many Battalions in Ukraine, fighting to defend our freedoms, but lack basics such as vehicles. These are destroyed on a regular basis, and lack of transport is costs lives, and Ukrainian territory. Once again Silicon Curtain has teamed up with Car4Ukraine and a group of wonderful creators to provide much-needed assistance: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-silicon-curtainAutumn Harvest: Silicon Curtain (Goal€22,000)We'll be supporting troops in Pokrovsk, Kharkiv, and other regions where the trucks are needed the most. 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar", Black Raven Unmanned Systems Battalionhttps://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-silicon-curtain----------SOURCES: “Russia should ‘bomb Oxford’, key Putin ally says,” UK News / Yahoo, Sept 2025“Top Russian propagandist issues threat to drop nuclear bombs …” LADbible, Sept 2025 Nancy Ries, *Russia’s Atrocity Rhetoric During Its War on Ukraine* (RCIN) An Independent Legal Analysis of the Russian Federation’s Breaches of the Genocide Convention (New Lines Institute) “Holding Putin’s propagandists accountable for crimes in Ukraine,” Atlantic Council UkraineAlert, June 2024 “Dmitry Medvedev says editors of The Times are ‘legitimate military targets’,” The Guardian, Dec 2024 “Russia is at war with Britain …”, The Guardian / Fiona Hill commentary, June 2025 “International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Russian leaders,” Wikipedia / ICC context “Andrey Gurulyov,” Wikipedia (remarks on bombing Britain)----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

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