Russia uses money to influence politics in other countries; so when Russian spy Alexander Udod attended a 2015 UKIP meeting and met Arron Banks and then invited Banks to meet the Russian ambassador Alexander Yakovenko, a former soviet spy, what did MI5 do?
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Then again...
Even the 'Bad Boys' author herself recognised that the Kremlin had spotted that Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore were men they could use and that it was a grave mistake for Banks and Wigmore to forge these links...
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Like everything involving Brexit it all became a sordid mess when Banks' claims of his involvement with Russian officials was limited to no more than a boozy lunch appeared to be somewhat disingenuous...
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In truth, Russian spy, Alexander Yakovenko, 'courted Banks and Wigmore, inviting them to multiple events and meetings in the run-up to the European referendum...'
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