Russia
Revealed: UK ignored Chechnya war crimes to push BP’s oil interests as it worked to get Vladimir Putin elected in 2000
by MATT KENNARD | 8 April 2021
TAGGED: BP, Russia, Ukraine
The British government sought, in 2000, to integrate Putin’s Russia into the Western-ruled economic system, despite its brutal military campaign in Chechnya, documents obtained by Declassified show.
Britain overtakes Russian military spending — but only offers nurses 1% pay rise
by PHIL MILLER | 10 March 2021
TAGGED: Russia
Britain’s government is offering healthcare workers a 1% pay rise, which is likely to amount to a pay cut after inflation, at the same time as its military spending has just overtaken Russia to become the world’s fourth-largest defence budget.
The UK has approved over £200 million worth of exports with potential military use to Russia since the Salisbury poisonings
by MATT KENNARD | 23 July 2020
TAGGED: Russia, Ukraine
In the two years since a British citizen died following a chemical attack by Russian military intelligence officers in southern England, the UK government has licenced £232-million worth of controlled equipment to Russia, Declassified UK has found.
How the UK press supports the British military and intelligence establishment
by MARK CURTIS | 11 March 2020
TAGGED: Egypt, Iran, Israel, Russia, Saudi Arabia, US, Yemen
‘The benefits of doing nothing at all’: Why Britain is unlikely to support a ban on Russian mercenaries
by PHIL MILLER | 24 January 2020
TAGGED: Declassified files, Oman, Russia, Sri Lanka
The rise of Russian mercenaries in conflicts across Syria, Ukraine and numerous African countries is concerning the UK’s Ministry of Defence, yet Britain appears unlikely to support a ban on such mercenaries because of its own private security industry.