Was the Brexit referendum swung by Vladimir Putin’s Russia? Russia is not a rival to western democracy, but it is a hostile state that lives off our moral flaws. Mr Johnson shows little enthusiasm for the necessary steps to disrupt the flow of ill-gotten gains into the UK. Mr Johnson thinks that if oligarchs want to enrol peers in their business interests, then that’s up to them. Mr Johnson thinks Britain has got the balance right when it comes to Mr Putin’s friends.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2020 18:22 UTC