Much of the aid we first gave to Russia we took away from what we promised Britain. So in a sense, Britain participated in a very real way in the recovery of Russia.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We, being the Western world, wouldn't let Russia off the hook on debt. So there were demands on debt servicing in the early days until they ran out of reserves. There was no real aid program, just a fictional aid program.
It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests.
If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.
Everybody has forgotten that Russia helped start the Second World War.
We believe that government in Britain should be working to restore our reputation on the international stage after Iraq and engage better within Europe.
At this time I had complete confidence in Russian policy and believed that the Western Allies deliberately allowed Germany and Russia to fight each other to death.
We had a lot of international help especially from the EU and USA, which helped us to get out of this phase of emergency, to give some dynamism to Kosova.
Russia is an important power upon which the U.S.A. imposed a Cold War.
At that time I had complete confidence in Russian policy and I believed that the Western Allies deliberately allowed Russia and Germany to fight each other to the death.
All of Britain's aid is spent in Britain's national interests, and some of it contributes to Britain's national security as well.