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HipChick

(25,485 posts)
Mon Nov 13, 2017, 09:56 PM Nov 2017

Theresa May accuses Russia of interfering in elections

If only the US had a leader...instead of...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/13/theresa-may-accuses-russia-of-interfering-in-elections-and-fake-news?CMP=share_btn_tw
Theresa May has accused Russia of meddling in elections and planting fake stories in the media in an extraordinary attack on its attempts to “weaponise information” in order to sow discord in the west.

The prime minister spoke out against “the scale and nature” of Russia’s actions during an address at the lord mayor’s banquet, saying it was “threatening the international order on which we all depend”.

Listing Russia’s attempts to undermine western institutions in recent years, she said: “I have a very simple message for Russia. We know what you are doing. And you will not succeed. Because you underestimate the resilience of our democracies, the enduring attraction of free and open societies, and the commitment of western nations to the alliances that bind us.“The UK will do what is necessary to protect ourselves, and work with our allies to do likewise.”

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Theresa May accuses Russia of interfering in elections (Original Post) HipChick Nov 2017 OP
Duh spanone Nov 2017 #1
LOL, Thank you. rogue emissary Nov 2017 #4
Wish we had a president who said that. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #2
K&R Qutzupalotl Nov 2017 #3
Standing up to Putin. Trump needs to emulate that lady's pluck. nt oasis Nov 2017 #5
Poor ol' KGBer. moondust Nov 2017 #6

moondust

(20,006 posts)
6. Poor ol' KGBer.
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 02:00 AM
Nov 2017

Wants to be a superpower again but no way to do it without pulling all the other guys down into his league. Maybe then he can drown them in a bathtub or something, right Grover? Grover?

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