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29-04-2021, 08:45 AM
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Re: Brexit ends family reunion of refugees

Originally Posted by Banchory ->
I can discuss whatever I want.

It seems you’ve swallowed the Eurosceptics narrative that no one other than the Russians buys into that accuses the EU of imperial over-reach in trying to drag Ukraine into an ‘association agreement’ that encroached on Russia’s sphere of influence and thus precipitated the annexation on the Crimea and emboldened Russian settlers on the east.

The UK’s misguided foreign policy has caused immense suffering, hardship and displacement of many people. These are in the main genuine refugees and the best you can do is refer to the Russian story claiming the EU made them invade the Crimea
Of course you can, as can we all.
But you're just making yourself look like an ignorant troublemaker by discussing such distasteful things in a very blinkered and anti-UK manner as you did.

"Eurosceptic's narrative" eh?
*Shakes head in disbelief*
Here's the opinion of the almost rabidly pro-EU Politico for you:
"How the EU broke Ukraine (with help from Russia)"

https://www.politico.eu/article/the-...p-from-russia/


Of course there will be almost as many opinions about the saga as there are people but it's difficult to deny the fact that the EU was pushing the Ukraine to join their cozy little coterie.
It is also difficult to deny that this would have seen the EU expanding even more right up to Russia's borders, in yet another of what were once Soviet-controlled and influenced countries.
From the result it is equally difficult to deny that such expansion was not exactly welcomed by Russia.

But hey, you warble on about the UK's "misguided foreign policy" in your desperation to hate the UK if you want to.
The reality however as most sensible people already know is that not one single major western power has ever got their foreign policy right all the time - and that includes the EU no matter how you try to bluster a denial.
 
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