17 May 2016

AP Interview: Polish Ex-Foreign Minister Sees Brexit Dangers

"I think the EU is being blamed for a general perception that the island is overcrowded and general pan-European fears about identity and multi-ethnic relationships that, I think, have much more to do with Britain's colonial past than with membership in the EU," Sikorski said. [...]

"There is no surprise that Russian media, Russian troll factories, Russian money is supporting Brexit," said Sikorski. "It makes sense that Russia would like to deal with Europe one-by-one and not with the European Union as a whole. That would strengthen Russia's negotiating position vis-a-vis every member state. What surprises me is that some people in smaller countries don't see that."

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