Yuri Kobzar19:45, 02.07.23
The British press made a fuss about two MPs who attended a party at the Russian embassy.
In the UK, a scandal broke out because of two peers (members of the upper house of parliament) who attended a reception at the Russian embassy on the occasion of the so-called ” Day of Russia” . The Guardian writes about it .
The reception brought together about 50 guests – mostly employees of the Russian embassy, but also a number of Britons. Among those were two members of the House of Lords of the British Parliament – Lord Skidelsky and Lord Balfe.
“Ukraine, to be honest, is a mess country. It was put together by Churchill and Stalin towards the end of World War II,” he said.
He added that, in his opinion, “Crimea is definitely Russian” and that Moscow has legitimate claims to Donetsk and Luhansk, and there should be negotiations on a land corridor to Crimea.
The second participant in the party at the Russian embassy, Lord Skidelsky, who has Russian roots, told reporters that he opposes the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but decided to attend the banquet because he “wanted to show his respect and affection for the Russian people on their national day, especially in the current circumstances.” “.
The publication notes that Skidelsky was a non-executive director of the Russian oil company Russneft from 2016 to 2021. Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he wrote a letter condemning the move, but also wondered why the West had not promised Russia that NATO would not expand at the expense of Ukraine.
(C)UNIAN 2023
Are Lords in Britain mostly Pro-Russia, it looks like it.
No.
I’ve never heard of these two old fuckwits. They will soon be in the ground anyway.
Skidelsky is a declared supporter of Russian agent JeremIRA CorbLenin, so his words are worth Jackshit.
I said it before, and I’ll say it again; no country is immune to having brainless morons, even if its government members, as these two monkeys prove.
Rest assured facts, these walking dead are not in govt and never have been.
They are the result of an arcane system that badly needs reforming.
They aren’t part of the UK government?
Good God no.
Okay, that’s good.
The term MP is used only for elected MP’s in the House of Commons. So the headline was misleading.
Lords are unelected; instead the leaders of the main parties nominate them and the King grants approval.
Labour has successfully managed to pack the place with shitty old socialists like Neil Kinnock, despite being in favour of abolition!
Both these turds are lifelong socialists who joined other parties. Possibly for their own nefarious reasons.
The Lords is a great gig; it pays enormous expenses for doing fuck all!
Thanks for the explanation, Scradge.
As far as I’m concerned the Brits have been our stalwart friends and have earned our respect and deep appreciation regardless if some twits who have been kissing Putin’s ass for years think that shoving their nose further up Putin’s ass will help them then I just say fuckem. I love the Brits for everything they have done and have always had our back.