We shouldn’t have shunned Putin, it’s not worth it to risk nuclear war and numerous proxy wars, so long as we don’t support their autocracy with arms, Ukraine only happened because Putin is paranoid about western hostility
As much as people wouldn’t want to it’s a fact of life that the governments will have to work with autocratic leaders
You can work with autocrats without directly supporting them. We have sold weapons to Saudi Arabia that have turned Yemen into a humanitarian disaster, something the Tories are happy to continue to do as long as the money keeps coming in. We will still turn away Yemeni refugees too, without any sense of shame for what we have done to their country. Shunning Putin means nothing if we continue to act as if other autocrats are faultless.
“Westminster may have shunned Putin” – Major assertion right there? 🤔
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It should be noted that Johnson was expected to soon announce a new deal his government has made with [Paul Kagame](https://mg.co.za/africa/2020-11-29-exclusive-top-secret-testimonies-implicate-rwandas-president-in-war-crimes/)’s government.
Today’s news:
>[Times: Boris Johnson is close to making a formal statement about plans to “outsource” the processing of asylum seekers to Rwanda](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/outsourcing-of-migrants-to-rwanda-edges-closer-79xjk6smt)
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>(https://archive.ph/mqsDB)
But there has been a major hiccup last night:
>[Guardian: Priti Patel’s immigration bill suffers multiple defeats in Lords](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/04/priti-patels-immigration-bill-suffers-at-least-10-defeats-in-lords)
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>Priti Patel’s nationality and borders bill has been ripped apart for a second time by the House of Lords as the government suffered more than 10 defeats over controversial proposals to tighten immigration rules
*Best laid plans…*
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edit: added *Times* mirror link
We shouldn’t have shunned Putin, it’s not worth it to risk nuclear war and numerous proxy wars, so long as we don’t support their autocracy with arms, Ukraine only happened because Putin is paranoid about western hostility
As much as people wouldn’t want to it’s a fact of life that the governments will have to work with autocratic leaders
You can work with autocrats without directly supporting them. We have sold weapons to Saudi Arabia that have turned Yemen into a humanitarian disaster, something the Tories are happy to continue to do as long as the money keeps coming in. We will still turn away Yemeni refugees too, without any sense of shame for what we have done to their country. Shunning Putin means nothing if we continue to act as if other autocrats are faultless.
“Westminster may have shunned Putin” – Major assertion right there? 🤔