The truth is simpler: Whatever the outcome of the election, Russia has already won. Ironically, that will make Brexit Britain more like Germany, which has long prioritized its trade ties with Russia or China above rolling back their influence in Europe. While Labour doesn’t advocate withdrawal from NATO, Corbyn has a long history of personal ambivalence and traditional hostility toward the alliance. Merely having the Labour leader in Downing Street would already serve to diminish Britain’s role as a front-line NATO member. And Brexit, by removing Britain’s Russia hawks from European security systems and day-to-day Brussels horse-trading, will only empower those who seek to come to some understanding with the Kremlin.

Source: Washington Post December 06, 2019 15:00 UTC