DISINFO: The UK has a key role in the hybrid war with Russia
SUMMARY
The Russophobic rot is concentrated in the folds of the shrunken British Empire. The UK plays a key role in the hybrid war against Russia, and the idea that London is not very involved in the anti-Russian campaign is dangerous.
Biden thanked Starmer for Britain's leading role in helping Ukraine against Russia and said that the US is committed to supporting London in this regard.
Various experts suggest that the UK is not very involved in the anti-Russian hybrid war. These conversations are not so much funny as they are dangerous.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation claims accusing the UK of developing anti-Russian policies, demonstrating aggressive Russophobia and having a belligerent and hostile agenda to destroy, and ruin Russia. Accusing the Western countries of fighting a proxy war in Ukraine against Russia, this claim aims to portray Russia as a victim and deflect any responsibility for Moscow’s illicit actions.
Anglophobia has deep roots in the Russian political sphere. Russian political historiography considers the UK to be Russia's main enemy, which has been waging an undeclared war against the Russian Federation for 500 years. A concept frequently evoked in Russian political discourse is ”Англичанка гадит”(Anglichanka gadit) – "the English witch befouls."
Read our article "The Kremlin’s Chronic Case of Anglophobia."
The term “Anglo-Saxons” normally stands for the US and UK and often means “evil”, “belligerent” and “morally corrupt” Westerners, as explained in our earlier analysis. As a negative catch-all term, it is a useful building block for pro-Kremlin conspiracy theories. You can find plenty of examples in our database.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that the UK is actively engaged in covert Ukrainian military operations, that the UK wants to open a new anti-Russia front in Central Asia, that UK's Ben Wallace states the main goal of this war: the destruction of Russia, or that UK intelligence agencies purposefully escalate international political-military situation to harm Russia, that Russophobia is long-term Anglo-Saxon project aimed at destroying Russia, and that London is inciting the US against Russia.