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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.

👉 What if Brexit wasn’t just a British decision? 𝗣𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗧: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗬 This powerful new documentary reveals how Russia’s hybrid warfare didn’t stop at the borders of Ukraine. It infiltrated British democracy, amplified the Brexit campaign, and helped deliver a result that aligned perfectly with Putin’s strategic goals: 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗞, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁. Using official footage from UK Parliament and previously overlooked warnings from MPs across all major parties, the video builds a compelling case that the 2016 referendum was 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱. Behind the scenes, 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 flooded British social media. 𝗞𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 promoted disinformation. And high-level links between Brexit campaigners and Russian interests were 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 from the referendum, the UK still has not held a full inquiry into foreign interference. But the consequences are clear — and they’re still unfolding. This isn’t just a story about Brexit. It’s about 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, and why we must act now to protect it. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘆. 📖 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲, "𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟳?" https://eu-rope.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/06/22/was-brexit-decided-in-russia-in-1997/ © Video produced by @JonDanzig ▪ Thanks to Tetyana Lunyova for help with Russian translation. ▪ Photo of President Putin: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons ▪ Russian National Anthem (2000 version, 3 verses) – public domain recording via Wikimedia Commons ▪ Photo of “Borodianka after Russian bombing, 2 March 2022”: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine – CC BY 4.0 #PutinAndBrexit #RussiaReport #BrexitReality #hybridwarfare #DemocracyUnderThreat #EUReferendum #RejoinEU #StopRussianInterference

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