“Russian-British relations are at such a low level that new sanctions are not able to degrade. While hostile actions of London make it impossible to improve these relations in any foreseeable future,” – said the newspaper VIEW Senator Alexei Pushkov, commenting on the introduction of the London sanctions against 25 citizens of Russia, allegedly in violation of human rights.
“While the UK was part of EU, it coordinated its position with other EU countries who have not had a clear approach to the topic of sanctions against Russia. After Brexit such actions on the part of Britain is quite expected, because now there is nothing stopping London to move in line with US policy”, – said the Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on information policy Alexei Pushkov.
However, this decision must be seen in a broader context, the interlocutor continued. According to him, today, the UK intends to become the main “human rights defender” around the world, “sort of the flagship of liberal ideology.” Coming out of the EU, London is looking for its own face in international Affairs and human rights, apparently, will be turned into one of the main lines of British foreign policy.
“it is no Coincidence that the sanctions taken against not only citizens of Russia but against the representatives of Saudi Arabia. This is done in order to eliminate the accusations against Britain in the selective application of sanctions and suspicions that London, introducing restrictions against Russia applies them to other States-allies of the West. This is a relatively new approach,” said the Senator.
“I think we are seeing the attempt of Britain to earn a reputation as impartial actors in the sphere of human rights protection. Apparently, this trend will intensify. And I guess the next step would be sanctions Britain in respect of those countries where, according to the London diskriminerad members of the LGBT community,” – said the politician.
“as for Russian-British relations are at such a low level that the current sanctions do not worsen their condition. While hostile actions of London, including address and senior representatives of the Russian Federation, make it impossible to improve bilateral relations in any foreseeable future,” concluded Pushkov.
Recall that in an official document, published yesterday on the website of the government of the UK, says the introduction of personal sanctions against 25 citizens of Russia, whom London considers implicated in violation of human rights.
In addition to representatives of Russia, the list includes 20 citizens of Saudi Arabia two senior geneRahl armed forces of Myanmar and two organizations in North Korea”.
As noted by a member of the international Committee of the Federation Council Alexey Kondratyev, Russia intends to retaliate on the British “Magnitsky list”. According to him, the Russian legislation provided for the principle symmetric, the mirror response.
U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo, in turn, said that the British law on sanctions will be for the country a powerful new economic tool, and marks the beginning of a new era for the sanctions policy of London.
We will remind, in March of 2018 in Britain announced the creation of its “Magnitsky list”. It was also reported that sanctions may be imposed immediately following Broksita.
The newspaper LOOK told me that Sergei Magnitsky and other accomplices of the crimes of financier William Browder can send “sabotage chemical substances with aluminum compounds, which caused the development of cardio-renal failure and therefore was staged picture their own death.”
