The combination of Boris Johnson’s leadership of the Brexit campaign and his subsequent actions as Prime Minister created the conditions for Putin's greatest strategic victory in post-Cold War Europe: the division and weakening of the Western alliance through Britain's departure from the EU - Putin's Brexit Ambitions: A Comprehensive Analysis’
Russian Influence in UK Politics #SatiricalCartoon Llewelyn Pritchard 23 June 2025
‘Boris Johnson and Putin's Brexit Ambitions: A Comprehensive Analysis’
The Central Allegation
The evidence demonstrating how Boris Johnson, as Foreign Secretary and later Prime Minister, helped Putin achieve his Brexit ambitions for the UK is multifaceted and substantial. While not proving direct collusion, the documentation reveals a pattern of actions, inactions, and strategic alignments that effectively served Russian interests at the expense of British democracy.
Russian Interference in the Brexit Referendum
Scale of Russian Social Media Operations
The extent of Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum was unprecedented in scale. Research by Swansea University and the University of California, Berkeley found that over 150,000 Russian-linked Twitter accounts suddenly pivoted from focusing on topics like Ukraine's annexation of Crimea to posting Brexit-related content in the days leading up to the vote 1 2. These accounts posted 45,000 tweets in just 48 hours during the referendum period 2.
The accounts were strategically activated, with 39,000 tweets posted on June 24 - the day the results were announced - before dropping off almost completely 2. Conservative MP Damian Collins, who chaired the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, called this "the most significant evidence yet of interference by Russia-backed social media accounts around the Brexit referendum" 1.
Broader Media Influence Operations
Beyond social media bots, Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik published 261 articles with anti-EU sentiment mentioning Brexit from January to June 2016 3. These articles achieved 134 million potential social media impressions - three times more impact than both official Leave campaigns combined 3. The content was highly misleading, featuring "grossly exaggerated or false stories on European refugee flows, immigration to the UK, the role of MI5 during the referendum and the CIA role in creating the EU" 3.
Johnson's Response: Deliberate Inaction
The Russia Report Suppression
Johnson's most damaging act was his systematic suppression of the Intelligence and Security Committee's Russia Report. The report was completed in March 2019 and submitted to Johnson on October 17, 2019 4. Despite being cleared by security agencies, Johnson refused to publish it before the December 2019 general election 4.
Sources who had seen the report told The Times that Johnson blocked its publication because it revealed "embarrassing" links between Conservative donors and the Kremlin 5. The report highlighted connections between London-based Russian oligarchs who fund the Conservative Party and Russia's Federal Security Bureau 5.
Government's "Astonishing" Lack of Curiosity
When the Russia Report was finally published in July 2020, it revealed the UK government's deliberate failure to investigate Russian interference. The Intelligence and Security Committee found it "astonishing" that the government had "actively avoided looking for evidence" of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum 6 7.
The report stated that the government "had not seen or sought evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes" - but this was meaningless because they hadn't looked for it 6. ISC member Kevan Jones said: "The outrage isn't [whether] there was interference; the outrage is that no one has wanted to know if there was interference" 8.
Johnson's Personal Connections to Russian Interests
The Alexander Lebedev Meetings
Johnson's personal connections to Russian oligarchs created serious security concerns. He met former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev without officials present while serving as Foreign Secretary in April 2018 9 10. This meeting occurred just weeks after the Salisbury poisoning, when Britain was responding to Russian nerve agent attacks on UK soil 11.
Johnson later appointed Lebedev's son, Evgeny, to the House of Lords in 2020, despite warnings from MI5 and MI6 that this posed a national security risk 12. Security services had initially assessed that granting the peerage was problematic, but this assessment was withdrawn after Johnson personally intervened 12.
Conservative Party Russian Funding
Under Johnson's leadership, the Conservative Party continued accepting substantial donations from Russian-linked sources. Since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, the Conservatives have received at least £243,000 from Russia-associated donors 13 14.
Key Russian-linked donors include:
Lubov Chernukhin: Wife of Putin's former deputy finance minister, who has donated over £2 million to the Conservatives 14
Viktor Fedotov: Russian-born oil tycoon whose company Aquind has donated £42,000 to the Conservative Party 14
Alexander Temerko: Director of Aquind who has donated over £700,000 in total 14
Brexit as Putin's Strategic Victory
Weakening European Unity
Brexit delivered precisely what Putin wanted: the weakening of European unity and the removal of one of the EU's strongest advocates for tough sanctions against Russia 15 16. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond acknowledged immediately after the Brexit vote that Putin would be "feeling a little less pressure" about getting "European Union sanctions watered down" 16.
Russia's strategic interest in Brexit was never secret. From Putin's perspective, "Britain's exit makes Europe healthier, more continental and easier for Russia to deal with" 17. The UK had been "one of the strongest advocates of EU-led sanctions against Russia", and its departure would "improve Moscow's chances of getting sanctions relief" 15.
The "Useful Idiots" Strategy
Multiple analysts have described Brexit supporters as Putin's "useful idiots" - a term Lenin used for unwitting promoters of Russian interests 18 19. This strategy involved getting enemies to act against their own interests while believing they were being patriotic 18.
The strategy was remarkably successful. As one analysis noted: "Putin wins Brexit and a weaker Europe" as long as Johnson and his allies remained in power 19.
Johnson's Inflammatory Brexit-Ukraine Comparison
Johnson's tone-deaf comparison of Brexit to Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion in March 2022 revealed his fundamental misunderstanding of the strategic implications 20 21. He claimed both Britons and Ukrainians shared the instinct "to choose freedom", citing Brexit as a "famous recent example" 20.
This comparison was widely condemned as "offensive" and "insane" by European leaders 22. Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked Johnson: "How many Britons died because of Brexit? Zero", contrasting this with 150 Ukrainian children killed by Russian forces 23.
The London Laundromat System
Enabling Russian Money Laundering
The Russia Report revealed that the UK had become a "laundromat" for Russian money, with "Russian influence in the UK" now constituting "the new normal" 24. The UK's investor visa scheme offered "ideal mechanisms by which illicit finance could be recycled" through what became known as the "London laundromat" 24.
Transparency International estimates that Russians accused of corruption or having close links to the Kremlin owned £1.5 billion worth of property in the UK 25. More broadly, front companies registered in the UK and its territories had concealed over £82 billion of corrupt Russian funds 25.
The Enabling Infrastructure
The report identified a "growth industry of enablers" - lawyers, accountants, estate agents, and PR advisers - who helped Russian clients extend their influence "which is often linked to promoting the nefarious interests of the Russian state" 26. This created a system where "PR firms, charities, political interests, academia and cultural institutions were all willing beneficiaries of Russian money" 27.
Strategic Impact Assessment
Evidence Category/ Specific Actions/Inactions/ Putin's Benefit
Report Suppression/ Delayed Russia Report for 9 months, preventing pre-election scrutiny 4 / Avoided exposure of Russian interference patterns
Investigation Refusal/ Government "actively avoided looking for evidence" of Russian interference 6 / Maintained plausible deniability for future operations
Personal Connections/ Met Alexander Lebedev without security, appointed his son to House of Lords 9 12 / Maintained high-level Russian influence channels
Financial Enablement/ Continued accepting Russian-linked donations worth £243,000+ during Ukraine war 13 /Sustained financial influence over Conservative Party
Strategic Outcome/ Brexit weakened EU, removed strong sanctions advocate 15 16
/ Achieved primary geopolitical objective of European division
Conclusion
The evidence demonstrates that Boris Johnson's actions - both as Brexit campaign leader and as Prime Minister - systematically enabled Putin's strategic objectives. While falling short of proving direct coordination, the pattern reveals:
Deliberate government inaction on investigating Russian interference
Personal security compromises through inappropriate Russian contacts
Financial enablement of Russian influence through continued donations
Strategic alignment with Russian interests in weakening European unity
Institutional protection of Russian influence networks through report suppression
Johnson's role was not that of a direct conspirator but rather Putin's most effective "useful idiot" - someone who consistently acted against British interests while … purportedly … believing he was serving them 18 19. The combination of his leadership of the Brexit campaign and his subsequent actions as Prime Minister created the conditions for Putin's greatest strategic victory in post-Cold War Europe: the division and weakening of the Western alliance through Britain's departure from the EU 15 28.’
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‘Boris Johnson and Putin's Brexit Ambitions: A Comprehensive Analysis’
The Central Allegation
The evidence demonstrating how Boris Johnson, as Foreign Secretary and later Prime Minister, helped Putin achieve his Brexit ambitions for the UK is multifaceted and substantial. While not proving direct collusion, the documentation reveals a pattern of actions, inactions, and strategic alignments that effectively served Russian interests at the expense of British democracy.
Russian Interference in the Brexit Referendum
Scale of Russian Social Media Operations
The extent of Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum was unprecedented in scale. Research by Swansea University and the University of California, Berkeley found that over 150,000 Russian-linked Twitter accounts suddenly pivoted from focusing on topics like Ukraine's annexation of Crimea to posting Brexit-related content in the days leading up to the vote 1 2. These accounts posted 45,000 tweets in just 48 hours during the referendum period 2.
The accounts were strategically activated, with 39,000 tweets posted on June 24 - the day the results were announced - before dropping off almost completely 2. Conservative MP Damian Collins, who chaired the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, called this "the most significant evidence yet of interference by Russia-backed social media accounts around the Brexit referendum" 1.
Broader Media Influence Operations
Beyond social media bots, Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik published 261 articles with anti-EU sentiment mentioning Brexit from January to June 2016 3. These articles achieved 134 million potential social media impressions - three times more impact than both official Leave campaigns combined 3. The content was highly misleading, featuring "grossly exaggerated or false stories on European refugee flows, immigration to the UK, the role of MI5 during the referendum and the CIA role in creating the EU" 3.
Johnson's Response: Deliberate Inaction
The Russia Report Suppression
Johnson's most damaging act was his systematic suppression of the Intelligence and Security Committee's Russia Report. The report was completed in March 2019 and submitted to Johnson on October 17, 2019 4. Despite being cleared by security agencies, Johnson refused to publish it before the December 2019 general election 4.
Sources who had seen the report told The Times that Johnson blocked its publication because it revealed "embarrassing" links between Conservative donors and the Kremlin 5. The report highlighted connections between London-based Russian oligarchs who fund the Conservative Party and Russia's Federal Security Bureau 5.
Government's "Astonishing" Lack of Curiosity
When the Russia Report was finally published in July 2020, it revealed the UK government's deliberate failure to investigate Russian interference. The Intelligence and Security Committee found it "astonishing" that the government had "actively avoided looking for evidence" of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum 6 7.
The report stated that the government "had not seen or sought evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes" - but this was meaningless because they hadn't looked for it 6. ISC member Kevan Jones said: "The outrage isn't [whether] there was interference; the outrage is that no one has wanted to know if there was interference" 8.
Johnson's Personal Connections to Russian Interests
The Alexander Lebedev Meetings
Johnson's personal connections to Russian oligarchs created serious security concerns. He met former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev without officials present while serving as Foreign Secretary in April 2018 9 10. This meeting occurred just weeks after the Salisbury poisoning, when Britain was responding to Russian nerve agent attacks on UK soil 11.
Johnson later appointed Lebedev's son, Evgeny, to the House of Lords in 2020, despite warnings from MI5 and MI6 that this posed a national security risk 12. Security services had initially assessed that granting the peerage was problematic, but this assessment was withdrawn after Johnson personally intervened 12.
Conservative Party Russian Funding
Under Johnson's leadership, the Conservative Party continued accepting substantial donations from Russian-linked sources. Since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, the Conservatives have received at least £243,000 from Russia-associated donors 13 14.
Key Russian-linked donors include:
Lubov Chernukhin: Wife of Putin's former deputy finance minister, who has donated over £2 million to the Conservatives 14
Viktor Fedotov: Russian-born oil tycoon whose company Aquind has donated £42,000 to the Conservative Party 14
Alexander Temerko: Director of Aquind who has donated over £700,000 in total 14
Brexit as Putin's Strategic Victory
Weakening European Unity
Brexit delivered precisely what Putin wanted: the weakening of European unity and the removal of one of the EU's strongest advocates for tough sanctions against Russia 15 16. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond acknowledged immediately after the Brexit vote that Putin would be "feeling a little less pressure" about getting "European Union sanctions watered down" 16.
Russia's strategic interest in Brexit was never secret. From Putin's perspective, "Britain's exit makes Europe healthier, more continental and easier for Russia to deal with" 17. The UK had been "one of the strongest advocates of EU-led sanctions against Russia", and its departure would "improve Moscow's chances of getting sanctions relief" 15.
The "Useful Idiots" Strategy
Multiple analysts have described Brexit supporters as Putin's "useful idiots" - a term Lenin used for unwitting promoters of Russian interests 18 19. This strategy involved getting enemies to act against their own interests while believing they were being patriotic 18.
The strategy was remarkably successful. As one analysis noted: "Putin wins Brexit and a weaker Europe" as long as Johnson and his allies remained in power 19.
Johnson's Inflammatory Brexit-Ukraine Comparison
Johnson's tone-deaf comparison of Brexit to Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion in March 2022 revealed his fundamental misunderstanding of the strategic implications 20 21. He claimed both Britons and Ukrainians shared the instinct "to choose freedom", citing Brexit as a "famous recent example" 20.
This comparison was widely condemned as "offensive" and "insane" by European leaders 22. Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked Johnson: "How many Britons died because of Brexit? Zero", contrasting this with 150 Ukrainian children killed by Russian forces 23.
The London Laundromat System
Enabling Russian Money Laundering
The Russia Report revealed that the UK had become a "laundromat" for Russian money, with "Russian influence in the UK" now constituting "the new normal" 24. The UK's investor visa scheme offered "ideal mechanisms by which illicit finance could be recycled" through what became known as the "London laundromat" 24.
Transparency International estimates that Russians accused of corruption or having close links to the Kremlin owned £1.5 billion worth of property in the UK 25. More broadly, front companies registered in the UK and its territories had concealed over £82 billion of corrupt Russian funds 25.
The Enabling Infrastructure
The report identified a "growth industry of enablers" - lawyers, accountants, estate agents, and PR advisers - who helped Russian clients extend their influence "which is often linked to promoting the nefarious interests of the Russian state" 26. This created a system where "PR firms, charities, political interests, academia and cultural institutions were all willing beneficiaries of Russian money" 27.
Strategic Impact Assessment
Evidence Category/ Specific Actions/Inactions/ Putin's Benefit
Report Suppression/ Delayed Russia Report for 9 months, preventing pre-election scrutiny 4 / Avoided exposure of Russian interference patterns
Investigation Refusal/ Government "actively avoided looking for evidence" of Russian interference 6 / Maintained plausible deniability for future operations
Personal Connections/ Met Alexander Lebedev without security, appointed his son to House of Lords 9 12 / Maintained high-level Russian influence channels
Financial Enablement/ Continued accepting Russian-linked donations worth £243,000+ during Ukraine war 13 /Sustained financial influence over Conservative Party
Strategic Outcome/ Brexit weakened EU, removed strong sanctions advocate 15 16
/ Achieved primary geopolitical objective of European division
Conclusion
The evidence demonstrates that Boris Johnson's actions - both as Brexit campaign leader and as Prime Minister - systematically enabled Putin's strategic objectives. While falling short of proving direct coordination, the pattern reveals:
Deliberate government inaction on investigating Russian interference
Personal security compromises through inappropriate Russian contacts
Financial enablement of Russian influence through continued donations
Strategic alignment with Russian interests in weakening European unity
Institutional protection of Russian influence networks through report suppression
Johnson's role was not that of a direct conspirator but rather Putin's most effective "useful idiot" - someone who consistently acted against British interests while … purportedly … believing he was serving them 18 19. The combination of his leadership of the Brexit campaign and his subsequent actions as Prime Minister created the conditions for Putin's greatest strategic victory in post-Cold War Europe: the division and weakening of the Western alliance through Britain's departure from the EU 15 28.’
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NOTE ‘It is crucial to exercise critical rationality and verify AI-generated reports because:
AI can reproduce bias or errors from its training data or sources.
Generated content may sound authoritative while being factually incorrect, misleading, or outdated.
Nuance and context are often lost without human judgement.
Verification ensures accountability, especially in political, legal, or scientific topics.
Ethical responsibility demands users actively engage with sources to avoid spreading misinformation.Always cross-check claims with credible references and use AI as a tool, not an unquestioned authority.’ #ChatGPT Llewelyn Pritchard 13 June 2025
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- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/boris-johnsons-brexit-impact https://quislingborisjohnson.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-combination-of-boris-johnsons.html https://trumpsauthoritarianassault.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-combination-of-boris-johnsons.html https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSRmrzBfC_R5C5c9-NQmRBgZfcQUd09DL4RHC0MQ0qUTLS5i88kiLwFdhCRPt1rEqEb_phBlWMbjhpr/pub BORIS JOHNSON'S BREXIT IMPACT Explore the political landscape shaped by Boris Johnson's leadership during #Brexit ‘The combination of Boris Johnson’s leadership of the Brexit campaign and his subsequent actions as Prime Minister created the conditions for Putin's greatest strategic victory in post-Cold War Europe: the division and weakening of the Western alliance through Britain's departure from the EU 15 28.’ #AiEvidentialMaterial #Perplexity #UKPolitics #BorisJohnson#ClimateJustice #Science Llewelyn Pritchard 12 July 2025
- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/quisling-boris-johnson-evidence https://quislingborisjohnson.blogspot.com/2025/07/boris-johnson-exposed-evidence-based.html BORIS JOHNSON EXPOSED: Evidence-Based Investigation into Russian Influence, Corruption and Democratic Erosion in UK Politics (2016–2025) 7 July 2025
- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/proposal-for-independent-public-inquiry https://quislingborisjohnson.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-proposal-for-fully-independent-public.html https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRICM3NI4sScF5zWNH3hk1hq087KHHrW3pl7VMJE76seKv5Bbix_gY-R27Q1lQmV8YJ9NEMD9VMLw0J/pub CALL OUT FOR A FULLY INDEPENDENT PUBLIC INQUIRY: Investigating Boris Johnson’s Role in Russian State-Mafia Interference in UK Politics (2010–2022) #PublicInquiry #GovernmentAccountability #PoliticalAnalysis #Democracy #Transparency #AIEvidentialMaterial #Ai #Perplexity #ChatGPT Llewelyn Pritchard 7 July 2025
- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/equality-in-democratic-governance https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/07/this-must-never-be-allowed-to-happen.html EQUALITY IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE Explore voices and initiatives advocating for equal legal accountability in democratic societies. UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLE THAT NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW https://bsky.app/starter-pack/did:plc:52v4gyyewhmyvjqryec7y5jk/3lnsjdf2pd72p https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2025/04/johnsons-russian-influence-in-uk.html
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- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/russian-influence-in-uk-politics-1 https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2025/04/johnsons-russian-influence-in-uk.html https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/influence-of-russia-in-uk-politics RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN UK POLITICS Explore the ongoing impact of Russian influence in UK politics and its implications. #UKPolitics #RussianInfluence #Brexit #Democracy #ForeignAffairs #EvidenceBasedIndependentResearch
- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/russian-influence-in-uk-politics-1 https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2025/04/johnsons-russian-influence-in-uk.html RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN UK POLITICS REMAINS WIDESPREAD AND UNCHECKED Government avoids probing Brexit interference, enabling ongoing oligarch influence and risking democracy’s integrity. Johnson’s Russian influence in UK politics: political funding, Brexit polarization and suppressed scrutiny threaten Democracy. Foreign influence unresolved means continuing lawful pattern of enabling Russian influence in British politics and public life. Without independent judicial inquiries or reforms to political funding, systemic vulnerabilities to foreign influence remain unresolved, enabling Johnson’s conduct to go uninvestigated… his suppression of scrutiny, financial reliance on Russian-linked donors, and tolerance of deepening Russian integration into UK society collectively reflected a pattern of enabling Russian influence in British politics and public life. #AIEvidentialMaterial #Perplexity Llewelyn Pritchard 23 April 2025 #QuislingJohnson
- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/boris-johnsons-russian-ties-threat-to-democracy https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2025/04/johnsons-russian-ties-uk-democracy-now.html BORIS JOHNSON'S RUSSIAN TIES: THREAT TO DEMOCRACY UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF RISK Investigation Avoided, Evidence Ignored. Hybrid Threat Cover-up Exposed! #Democracy #UKPolitics #Activism #SocialJustice #InvestigationBoris Johnson Enabled Russian Influence, Delayed Reports, Ignored Evidence and Lacked Legal Action Against Hybrid Threats to Democratic Institutions https://youtu.be/vcMxY7wQzXc + video Why no beneficial consequences for people in the UK? Johnson’s actions - delaying reports, dismissing evidence and fostering financial dependencies - reflect a pattern of enabling Russian influence while avoiding accountability. Without independent investigations or legal frameworks to address hybrid threats, Boris Johnson ex-Foreign Secretary and ex-Prime Minister’s conduct remains unacceptably covered-up despite current systemic risks to UK democracy. #Quisling #BlackmailThreat #NationalSecurityThreat #JohnsonLies #PeopleDie #JailTime #AIEvidentialMaterial #Perplexity Llewelyn Pritchard 24 April 2025
- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/boris-johnson-evidence-compilation https://bsky.app/starter-pack/did:plc:k3ltkncdcfadlbjo25pjaozr/3llnwj27l5e24 https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQfe7m_EfpL9aZPRX5jxacx0ZSsQz59SJWUpY-EkhjEQ8LI9f1je1zTwDumY-GP49A-ls3ZfNo9sF1F/pub BORIS JOHNSON EVIDENCE COMPLILATION Explore insights and evidence related to Boris Johnson's political actions. Politics, Analysis, Climate, Governance, Evidence, Quisling, Llewelyn Pritchard 31 March 2025
- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/political-deception-and-democratic-erosion-in-uk-and-canada https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uNNNvnU4wfBEa2WCLQ7ZZSrggoFYJi3z_D1h2gi_V3Q/ https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-tale-of-corruption-and-greed-where.html POLITICAL DECEPTION and DEMOCRATIC EROSION in UK and CANADA Explore the impact of political deception on democracy in the UK and Canada. How, why and where lying contributes to the constitutional corrosion, gradual erosion of democratic government in the United Kingdom and Canada. #AI #OpenSourceEvidentialMaterial #Perplexity #ChatGDP Llewelyn Pritchard MA 8 Aug 2023 #RootCauses #Climate Crisis #Corruption #Politics #Democracy #UK #Canada
- https://www.blueskypacks.com/starter-packs/russian-election-influence-and-climate-activism https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/01/britains-dismal-dossier-on-russian.html https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2018/11/14/the-extent-of-russian-backed-fraud-means-the-referendum-is-invalid/ RUSSIAN ELECTION INFLUENCE AND ACTIVISM Explore the intricacies of Russian-backed election influence and global climate activism. The extent of Russian-backed fraud patently means the Brexit Referendum Result 2016 is invalid. #RussianInfluence #RootCauses #CostOfLivingClimateCrisis #FarRightExtremists#AttackingDemocracy #Brexit #ElectionInfluence #ClimateActivism #Transparency #Elections #EnvironmentalJustice
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