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>It isn't even obvious why Russia especially would care about the UK electoral process The argument I've seen is that Putin wants a weaker (or even no) EU, and
by djaychela 6y ago
>It isn't even obvious why Russia especially would care about the UK electoral process
The argument I've seen is that Putin wants a weaker (or even no) EU, and getting the UK to leave is an important part of this strategy. I'm no political expert, but on the face of it this makes sense to me.
- roenxi 6y agoEvery country outside Europe would like to see a weaker EU. China, India, America and a fair chunk of the middle east and Africa would all be unhappy to see a new unified superpower emerge with a united military. The idea that Russia has especial interests in this area is questionable. The US has more to gain from the EU breaking up than Russia. Current US president would love to be negotiating with smaller, weaker countries than the EU bureaucracy.
- Juliate 6y agoThat's looking at it only from an adversarial lens. There are other lenses.