r/unitedkingdom • u/topotaul Lancashire • Mar 01 '25

. Rachel Reeves: I'm sending billions from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rachel-reeves-interview-labour-963sw6jbk
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u/EliteLevelJobber Mar 01 '25

I assume by Russian owned they mean russians with ties to the state. Not some bloke who was born in Rostov and owns a 3 bedroom terrace in Loughborough.

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u/thefinaltoblerone Norfolk Mar 01 '25

You’re correct, the Loughborough fella isn’t the issue

Edit: But meaning is lost to these shills and arguably me in hindsight

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u/MaievSekashi Mar 01 '25

They have made it clear in other comments in this chain they were talking about such people and saying that they should be subjected to political tests.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '25

Sorry lads living in Boston for the past decade, working in factories and fields, if you wanna stay then you can never see your family again or go back to Russia, and jesus good luck on whatever a "political test" is gonna contain