Major Donor to Reform U.K. Party Sold Parts Used In Weapons to Russian Supplier

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/europe/reform-uk-donor-farage-technology-russia-sanctions-india.html?partner=IFTTT

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    1. Artistic-Blueberry12 on

      “The records do not prove that H.R. Smith’s products ended up in Russia. But they show that, in some instances, the Indian company received equipment from H.R. Smith and, within days, sent parts to Russia with the same identifying product codes.”

      So… they did send products to Russia then?

    2. ThePolymath1993 on

      Hardly a surprise given Реформа are awash with Russian oligarch money and Farage being a paid Kremlin propagandist by Russia Today right up until they got taken off the air in the UK.

    3. Old-Law-7395 on

      They are bought and paid for bad actors, Russia wants to back and elect right wing parties in to power everywhere.

    4. knobber_jobbler on

      Russian funded party is funded by Russians. I still have no idea how Arron Banks got away with it and now Farage is.

    5. Easymodelife on

      >The company is run by Richard Smith, a businessman who owns 55 Tufton Street, a Westminster townhouse that is home to some of Britain’s most influential right-wing lobbying and research groups.

      55 Tufton Street – the same snake’s nest that helped push Brexit and has the dubious distinction of being credited with many of the ideas behind the Tories’ Kami-Kwasi budget. It’s almost like these people are actively trying to destroy our country.

    6. remain-beige on

      Farage is a Russian asset.

      He has been for years and was instrumental in Brexit.

      He is a fifth column and is a direct channel for pro Russian propaganda.

      There was a case where a young man experimented with signing up to a Reform UK social media channels and suddenly started getting hundreds of messages all with pro-Russian talking points and strategies to support Russia.

      He posted this on Reddit a few weeks back and it was quite alarming.

      If anyone has the link to that then please share it as I didn’t save it.

    7. commonsense-innit on

      the orange thing wants a new 51st state and greenland

      sanctions, embargos and withdrawing funding without due care kills more elderly, sick and children than putin

      they say amurica is behind uk leaving EU, is this why gravy train farage is neglecting his constituents while promoting project 2025

      maybe project 2025 would be good for uk, especially cancelling DEI