- The ballots have been counted: 52 percent of British voters have backed the decision to leave the European Union. Throughout the so-called Brexit campaign, Russia has often been used as a reason to vote 'Remain.' A decision to leave the European bloc, the argument went, would play into the hands of the Russian president.
- A day after the vote, The Moscow Times scours the Internet for reactions from Russia.
- Some Russian officials expect the country to benefit both economically and diplomatically from Brexit.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin was one of the first Russian officials to react. He expressed the hope that Brexit will bring about a lifting of sanctions against Russia. “Without the U.K. in the EU, no one will defend sanctions against Russia so zealously,” he said on Twitter. Dreaming is allowed...
- Без Великобритании в ЕС уже некому будет так рьяно отстаивать санкции против нас https://twitter.com/rt_russian/status/746231023923408897 …
- Even sanctions are child's play compared to the possibility of a nuclear disaster ...
- Despite the world's increasing likeness to a Stanley Kubrick doomsday fantasy, the RuNet was also a source of light-hearted Putin celebrations following the Brexit results.
- Of course, the joke's on Britain's most famous spy ...
- Mr. Bean made an appearance … because the only thing more British than Bond is Mr. Bean sitting on a Mini.
- "You can't just pick up and leave the EU," one Twitter user says, linking to an article on "The 5 steps towards Brexit."
Нельзя просто так взять и выйти из ЕС: 5 шагов, которые необходимо сделать Великобритании https://russian.rt.com/article/309309-nelzya-prosto-t ….. pic.twitter.com/e5VBYIko7c- The oil price might be falling but the Russian market still managed to bust out some dance moves.
- One prominent Russian blogger drily pointed out that rich Russians would benefit from the struggling British pound.
- "There is also good news! Life for Russian officials and oligarchs, as well as schooling for their children, will become cheaper because of the fall in the pound!" Ilya Varlamov joked.
- The news from 10 Downing Street?
- "As a result of the British referendum, the prime minister has turned into a cat."
в результате референдума в Великобритании премьер-министром стал кот pic.twitter.com/kqcWwLYPiM- Of course, the moment was also used to score political points. British Prime Minister David Cameron's past insistence that Syrian leader Bashar Assad, whom Moscow has backed, step down from his post was placed with glee beside his current predicament.
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