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Re:Old-Style Espionage by prox on Sunday August 15, 2021 @03:58AM (#28186978)
One point I find interesting is that he mentions that Boris Johnson is doing nothing with the recommendations of the report. Why could that be? There was a lot of outrage when the poisoning happened.
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Re:Old-Style Espionage by chanc3e on Sunday August 15, 2021 @05:46AM (#28187491)
I think it’s common knowledge that the Conservative party in the UK accepts large donations from Russian citizens[1] and that a section of the London property market is swimming in Russian money.[0]

It would be a stretch to say Johnson is kompramat, but there is certainly little appetite in that party to get actively hostile with Russia.

Somehow this lightweight was defence minister during Salisbury[2]

[0] https://www.wired.co.uk/article/russia-report-real-estate

[1] https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/21/tory-donors...

[2] https://news.sky.com/story/amp/gavin-williamson-the-man-who-...

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Re:Old-Style Espionage by prox on Sunday August 15, 2021 @07:06AM (#28187794)
Interesting reads!
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