Farage seals the break with Putin, 'Moscow is the number 1 threat for GB'

Accused in the past of pro-Putin sympathies, also in the wake of his enlistment a few years ago in RT TV, subsidized by the Kremlin, the leader of the British anti-Trumpian immigration right Nigel Farage now appears determined to realign with the Kingdom's establishment on the iron fist strategy against Moscow. A choice started a few years ago, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and now confirmed by what some media close to him - such as the right-wing broadcaster Gb News - present as a further turning point: the appointment announced yesterday of Angus MacIntyre, former soldier and Cold War hawk, as defense manager in the ranks of his party, Reform UK.

On the sidelines of which appointment, the former Brexit tribune glossed over the declarations of sympathy reserved for Vladimir Putin in the past and branded today's Russia as "the greatest immediate threat to the security of the British state". "In my 40 years of service in Her Majesty's Armed Forces - echoed MacIntyre - I have had various commands.

Now I am proud to have been tasked with preparing the first national security report on behalf of Reform: the threats to our country are real and I will have no hesitation in reporting and countering them."

On Farage, political rivals - primarily the Labor Party of Andy Burnham's government - continue to weigh on "past ambiguities" regarding Russia. And stories like that of Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales, recently sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison on charges of having once helped spread Moscow's "propaganda" when he was an MEP. Accusations to which Donald Trump's British friend responds by accusing the "traditional parties" of having been negligent during long years of power with respect to the "threats" attributed not only to Russia, but also "Iran, China or Islamic extremists". "Unlike Andy Burnham - Farage's words - we are aware of all these dangers and (if we go into government) we will protect our borders and ensure our armed forces have the necessary funding".