克里姆林宮：查爾斯王子不配當英國國王

Russia yesterday lashed out at Prince Charles for comparing Vladimir Putin to Hitler, publicly questioning his fitness to be king. As controversy continued to rage around the world, Russia's Foreign ministry said his remarks were 'unacceptable, outrageous and dishonourable' and 'not worthy of a future British monarch'.

The Daily Mail revealed earlier this week the prince's extraordinary remarks as he met Second World War veterans and their families on his Canada visit. His remarks were seen as a reference to Putin's seizure of Crimea. 'And now Putin is doing just about the same as Hitler,' he said.

Russian diplomats insisted on meeting counterparts in London, where they are understood to have demanded an official explanation. But the frosty 40-minute talks at the Foreign Office in London ended without agreement when British officials flatly refused to discuss Charles's words – and instead attacked Russia for seeking to destabilise eastern Ukraine.

'There was not a meeting of minds,' said one senior Whitehall source. As the diplomatic crisis escalated:

* Pro-Putin media in Russia linked the Royal Family to the Nazis in retaliation for Charles's attack.

* The Russian leader's biographer condemned the prince's remarks, insisting he had no 'plans for world domination as Hitler openly did'.

* Charles flew back to Britain at the end of his tour of Canada, where he made his comments.

* The Foreign Office said it had told Russian diplomats to stop interfering in Ukraine's presidential elections taking place on Sunday.

* A Russian newspaper close to the regime attacked Charles as 'a clearly defined eccentric' whose remarks were in keeping with his 'royal foolishness'.

Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich questioned whether Charles was fit to be king after his broadside comparing Putin and Hitler. 'If these words were really said, then undoubtedly they are not worthy of a future British monarch,' he said.

Privately, Charles has expressed his frustration that his trip has been dominated by a remark that was not, to his mind, a political statement but an expression of sympathy.據英國《每日郵報》5月22日報道，英國王儲查爾斯近日訪問加拿大時將俄羅斯總統普京比作希特勒，對此俄羅斯外交部21日予以猛烈抨擊，稱查爾斯的言論“離譜、低級、令人無法接受”，“他不配當英國國王。”

此前，查爾斯王子在私下談話中告訴一位在納粹大屠殺中失去親人的女士，“普京目前在烏克蘭的作爲，猶如二戰期間的希特勒。”此番評論是針對普京佔取克里米亞。

俄羅斯外交官要求與英國外交部會面並對此事作出解釋，但在40分鐘的會談中，英國官員拒絕對查爾斯王子的言論作出評價，並指責俄羅斯破壞烏克蘭穩定。

據英國政府人員透露：“會議未達成一致。”這件外交風波正在不斷升級：

* 俄羅斯親普京媒體因對查爾斯的言論不滿而把英國王室比作納粹組織。

* 普京傳記作者譴責查爾斯王子的言論，並堅稱普京“不像希特勒那樣計劃統治世界。”

* 查爾斯結束對加拿大的訪問後飛回英國。

* 英國外交部稱已警告俄羅斯停止干預烏克蘭25日即將舉行的總統大選。

* 一份親俄政府的報紙攻擊查爾斯爲“怪人一枚”，並稱他的言論與他的“皇室愚蠢”相一致。

俄羅斯外交部發言人盧卡舍維奇表示：“如果這些話是真的，那麼毫無疑問，他未來不配當英國國王。”

對此，查爾斯王子私下表示，他的此番言論僅僅是爲了表達同情，並非政治言論，自己也沒想到此次訪問完全被這場風波所主導，這令他非常沮喪。