... agreement approved by the EU on November 25, created real chaos in the Brexit issue, this time at the government policy level. The WA and London’s position that forms the foundation of the deal and that was pushed through the Cabinet by Prime Minister Theresa May last July, led to two series of resignations. In all, 11 ministers quit, including key officials responsible for Brexit, such as Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Brexit Secretary David Davis and his successor Dominic Raab.
This time, May’s ...
... protect Europe. At the Lord Mayor’s Banquet this November,
she stated
that the "UK will remain unconditionally committed to maintaining Europe’s security,” in face of Russia and other states which seek to “undermine” “free societies.” Theresa May is falling back on a refrain that has defined much of the United Kingdom’s foreign policy for the last two centuries. Lord Palmerston’s Britain stood as the cradle of liberalism, defending other nations against the barbaric East, embodied by the Russian Empire. Today, the Russian enemy still stands, and ...
... common European positioning.
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Alexander Ermakov:
The Atomic Lady
My last question is about the UK Prime Minister Theresa May. What do you think her line with regards to Russia and the EU after Brexit could be?
I think that Theresa May, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on July 13, after David Cameron stepped down formally, is likely to employ a delaying tactic with the European Union. The UK, because it was so shocked by the result of Brexit, has not really developed its own policy towards the European ...