🧵: Important additional context:

For the UK, regardless of political leaning — it is personal. Russia has carried out countless assassination attempts (both successful and unsuccessful) towards their own citizens on British soil. These are Russians who dared to stand up and actually separate themselves from the sins of their country and what has infected their people.

These are Russian’s who were brave enough to take that risk despite knowing they would be left with no other option but to flee their country because of Russia’s flagrant and consistent pattern of disregard for not just their own peoples lives but ALL human life. They will murder, imprison and torture their own people for as little as having air in their lungs.

The consequences of these assassination attempts has caused the deaths of various British citizens. Some, — only children. There is a collective understanding in the UK that Russia is an evil that has no regard or respect for anyone. Whether it be in their own country, in Ukraine, the rest of Europe or anywhere else in the world. 

When Zelenskyy said that eventually the US would feel the consequences of cosying up to Russia, it wasn’t a threat — it was a statement of inevitable fact. 

Russia openly degrades the US and it’s people on a daily basis. Very openly, too. The US government’s Stockholm syndrome will absolutely be a threat to American lives. Especially since they have been welcomed in with such an abundance of warmth. The ocean will not save you forever. It’s not enough.