Back in April, two Russian Ambassadors have reportedly been caught boasting about annexing Scotland in a leaked recording following Vladimir Putin's lightning takeover of Crimea.

The recording of an expletive-laden conversation said to be between Igor Chubarov, the ambassador to Eritrea, and Sergei Bakharev, the ambassador to Zimbabwe and Malawi, surfaced on YouTube earlier this week.

The two men are heard boasting about invading areas with independence movements around the world including Scotland, Alaska, Catalonia and Venice.

If Scotland votes “Yes” on independence, it will begin a long process of creating its own naval defence force, a process that could leave its coastline at risk.

While Scottish independence would indeed spark a debate on Britain’s nuclear future, as well as kickstarting a costly process to relocate the submarine fleet, some experts caution that Scottish independence could leave it vulnerable to naval threats.

Put simply, the Russians sail their submarines into Scottish waters on a regular basis. Russian vessels approach Scottish waters about once or twice a year, close enough to require the Royal Navy to perform counter-maneuvers.

And Russia has a recent history of military adventurism, in the Ukraine. Although there is absolutely no reason for Russia to invade Scotland, the departure of Trident from Northern waters could — in theory — let the Russians do whatever they like up there.

Originally posted by RomanNavy

Scotland better hurry and apply for NATO membership
But yeh this is ******** made up in London lol

Originally posted by GoddessofLove

Erm

Originally posted by bluth

I'm sure Mother Russia is in SUCH high demand of even more cold landscapes and 'fish and chip' shops

Originally posted by J a y

There's no reason for Russia to invade Scotland, and the rest of Britain wouldn't just stand by and allow it.