President Putin would shed no tears if Britain left the European Union. He would see Brexit as a sign of our weakness and the weakness of European solidarity at the very moment we need to maintain our collective strength.
Hilary Benn, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary, speaking in February 2016.
The received wisdom in the Brexit debate is that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in favour of Britain leaving the EU. Politicians of all shades, from Hilary Benn to Prime Minister David Cameron, have brought up the spectre of Putin to argue the case for voting Remain on June 23. As received …read more
Source: The Conversation