The US and Russia: Brexit Allies!
Both the U.S. and Russia support Brexit – but not for Britain’s sake.
December 16, 2018
Theresa May’s failure to deliver is not that she doesn’t have powerful outside allies.
In fact, Churchill’s key allies – the United States and Russia — currently under the management of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin — can be counted among the chief advocates of Britain leaving the EU.
Of course, they do so purely for very selfish and/or pure spoiler reasons.
In Trump’s case, it is to negotiate a trade deal with a much-weakened Britain.
In Putin’s case, it is part of a campaign to weaken the EU.
Takeaways
Both the US and Russia support Brexit – but not for Britain's sake.
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December 16, 2018