Re: "we are not outside the international rules of civilised nations and we don't want to be,""
@veti and "please rid yourself of the idea that post-Brexit, Britain will be desperate to be Russia's friend"
Britain has never had any problem getting into bed with anyone so long as there was money to be made
As to which is better Russia or the US then points to consider are which is the bigger oppressive police state, which provides the most social welfare and which has a leader who was actually voted into office. There are many other points but the difference between the US and Russia at it's worst is now so slight, as not to be worth mention. On the article's issue the US has also assassinated people outside of their borders so this is all just pot and kettle to distract from the real issue that the UK has no power to actually do anything but follow US policy.
That the reprecussions of the UK "mouthing off", to curry favour from the US, are going to hit us first goes without saying, given the current Government has made certain that no one has our back and we are all bark no bite at all.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
