Four instances where British governments have communicated weakness to Russia without any intention of doing so, from James Sherr and John Lough (THREAD)
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#Russia put a lot of effort into subverting politics and sowing confusion as to whether they were even acting. They have abandoned the cloak and sent a clear message - an unofficial declaration of war. No more skirmishing around the edges. We are weaker than we have ever been.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Surely you have allies via military alliances ie NATO. The EU is a political organisation so not allies at all
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but there are 27 other countries in Nato, so evoke article 5 for Mass Sanctions
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Re Litvinenko - this rips apart the 'Laurel and Hardy' narrative you're probably familiar with: http://only9sixty.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/all-berezovsky-got-was-this-lousy-t.html …
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Nothing happens round the world without Chatham House being involved. Chtham House rules the world
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Russians respect strength. UK is not showing any in dealing with them. What other denigrations will be visited upon the UK, one wonders?
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The republicans run the entire government right now. All the send is thoughts and prayers.
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Sadly, doesn't look like US is even up to sending best wishes at the moment. We'll get there...after all other options, naturally.
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@SpireFM@journalupdate#Salisbury#Novichok “A weak response or one consisting only of words will merely encourage#Russia [to believe] that these acts go unpunished ..." As the#Skripal case suggests, this prediction was accurate. via@aknight613:https://www.thedailybeast.com/vladimir-putins-re-election-strategy-nukes-and-assassins?ref=wrap?ref=wrap …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Like signals to Argentina in the early 1980s, narrowing world view, not listening to a minority of country experts. Hopefully a better outcome tho.
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