Originally posted by dadudemonBritain and the US will always influence each other unduly. You created Rock music; we improved it with the Beatles etc. You created comic books we developed them with the likes of Morrison, Ellis, Moore, Gaiman, Millar etc. You created Hip Hop; we improved it with Grime. We gave you a lot of your language and culture and... I sort of jest here, but whether Star likes it, we intertwined. Are we allies? Usually, do we share the same values? Generally.
Okay, fair enough, then. My apologies.Supra beat me to the next point, then.
China, Japan, the UK, Canada, Mexico: all countries doing the same work but arguably in far vaster resource quantities than Russia. The Chinese are purchasing up holding interests in multiple American companies that have large public-sway.
Where are the news headlines about those? Why isn't this what everyone is talking about? It's far more important and larger of a problem.
We can start with Mexico if you'd like. Then work our way up to China. IIRC, Mexico spends the least out of the top countries, influencing our politics and business. But it still greatly eclipses Russia.
Are Russia and China your traditional allies? Mexico is a neighbour. Do you think Putin had forgotten and forgiven the US, despite the 20 Billion in his bank account he was head of the KGB when the Soviet Union collapsed? It was on his watch.
Your secret services certainly don't see Russia as an ally in the way they see the UK, even if you President does allow his son to forget talking to Russians etc.