Russia blasts 'paranoid' UK over foreign influence register (www.reuters.com)
from zaxvenz@lemm.ee to world@lemmy.world on 02 Apr 15:35
https://lemm.ee/post/60183646

Russia said on Wednesday that Britain’s elite had shown its paranoia and intellectual inferiority by proposing to place anyone working for the Russian state on the highest tier of its upcoming foreign influence registration scheme.

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HikingVet@lemmy.ca on 02 Apr 15:41 next collapse

Sounds like the UK did something right

resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee on 02 Apr 15:52 next collapse

So, what about Russia’s foreign agent registration laws? Paranoia and intellectual inferiority?

seven_phone@lemmy.world on 02 Apr 16:01 next collapse

This does sound like it is in fact Russia that is paranoid, a lot of recent Russian behaviour makes sense if you think of them as a cornered and scared animal. Russia has somehow become convinced that the NATO powers want to destroy them when in reality I think NATO wants nothing more than to ignore Russia. Perhaps this actually is what Russia fears, not destruction but to be overlooked and the loss of its former position in the world, a position that was always largely an illusion.

massacre@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 00:47 collapse

To be fair, up until the early 80’s they were not a paper tiger and influenced many governments around the world to bend to their will and expansion of Soviet style “communism”. It became an illusion that could no longer be upheld during the late 80’s.

Treczoks@lemmy.world on 02 Apr 16:02 next collapse

Not paranoid enough, probably.

Litebit@lemmy.world on 02 Apr 16:11 collapse

pot calling kettle black…