英国自由民主党领袖 Ed Davey 呼吁加强民主防御,指出极右翼活动家 Tommy Robinson 的俄罗斯之行是由埃隆·马斯克家族基金会资助的 [1]。Davey 称 Robinson 为“敌对国家的有用傻瓜”,并警告需保护英国免受极右翼势力及外国干涉的影响 [1]。
Robinson 在莫斯科期间会见了俄罗斯商业人物,并在视频中发表支持俄罗斯的言论,提及与普京权贵的交往 [1]。Errol Musk 承认其家族基金会资助了 Robinson 前往俄罗斯并与上述人员会面 [1]。英国安全专家 Matthew Ford 批评马斯克资助极端民族主义者与俄罗斯勾结的行为危害了英国民主 [1]。
针对 X 平台(原 Twitter)的安全问题,英国文化、媒体和体育部宣布将停止使用该平台,理由是其在内容审核上“偏爱虐待和虚假信息”[1]。
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has called for strengthened defenses against foreign interference in the wake of far-right activist Tommy Robinson traveling to Moscow with funding from Elon Musk's family foundation [1]. Errol Musk confirmed that his son, Elon Musk, funded Robinson's visit and noted that they met Russian business figures during the trip [1]. During a video recorded in Moscow, Robinson expressed support for Russia and mentioned interactions with Putin's inner circle [1]. In response to these developments, Davey described Robinson as a "useful idiot" of an adversarial state and urged protection of British democracy from far-right extremism and foreign meddling [1]. Matthew Ford, a UK security expert, criticized the funding arrangement, stating that it enables extreme nationalists to collude with Russia at the expense of British democratic integrity [1]. Additionally, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced plans to cease using X platform due to its alleged preference for abuse and disinformation [1].