Markov claimed he had been twice to Britain: 'I, as a simple citizen, saw so many ugly people, a degenerating nation.

'If a pretty woman walks past, she is either Slavic or Italian…

'What a nation of freaks, removed!

'So vile, cynical. And skilled in their vileness. What a nightmare….

‘Why have the British been pestering us for centuries?’

But Putin’s top propagandist Vladimir Solovyov said the answer was to launch Putin’s new Poseidon high-speed nuclear-armed underwater drone at Britain, creating a tidal wave which would drown the population.

Frothing Solovyov said: 'I have friends in Britain - wonderful people, beautiful by the way…

'You just need to tell them: ‘Guys, you have 24 hours, either learn to breathe underwater….or leave [Britain].’