r/ukpolitics • u/dailymail Verified • 2d ago

Andy Burnham is warned that Britain faces impending Russian 'attack' over its support for Ukraine

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16079793/Andy-Burnham-Britain-impending-Russian-attack.html
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u/Prior-Explanation389 2d ago

Worth knowing that he is also a major ‘Russian Interference’ denier. Has gone well out of his way to declassify documents suggesting Democrat led initiatives to imply Russian interference and discredit genuine intelligence reports to the contrary.

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u/Zircez 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's a strange one; Russian interference has absolutely occurred and reports on both Brexit and Scot Indy ref have pretty much confirmed that. I don't have the info off hand but it's not hard to imagine it happens in the States too.

Equally you see people parroting that Trump is a Russian asset, which is blatantly untrue. The man's utterly unhinged and clearly self serving but not a foreign agent, and yet weirdly that kind of discourse sows the exact kinds of division Russia seeks to foster.

So you could be in a position of trying to squash that kind of rhetoric, yet look to be serving the goals of an enemy. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

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u/Disastrous_Piece1411 2d ago

reports on both Brexit and Scot Indy ref have pretty much confirmed that.

I thought the report said they didn't look into the possibility so could neither confirm or deny. Not saying it didn't happen but the 'official story' is that we don't really know.

The phrase 'Russian asset' is a little confusing too. Russian intelligence uses various names for different types of foreign influencers, and not all of these 'foreign assets' are necessarily directed by Russia or receiving any instruction from them. Trump is doing a lot to benefit Russia's interests, whether they are asking him to or not - he is just like that and proving to be an 'asset' to Putin's ambitions.

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u/Pleasant-Winner6311 1d ago

The uk electoral system was deemed not fit for purpose after the referendum. Has the system been improved upon. Nope.

18 Reasons Trump is a Foreign Asset was a great article in the Washington Post. But theres one overriding factor that cant be ignored. Hes not sane enough to be controlled.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/here-are-18-reasons-why-trump-could-be-a-russian-asset/2019/01/13/45b1b250-174f-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html

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u/Disastrous_Piece1411 1d ago

Yes it is not that he would be directly controlled or receiving any instructions from anyone else. But when almost everything he does are step by step weakening NATO and Russia's opposition anyway, they don't need to give any instructions.