英国首相伯纳姆称俄罗斯曾干预2016年脱欧公投 系首位公开表态的英国首相
英国首相安迪·伯纳姆表示，俄罗斯曾干预2016年的脱欧公投。他是第一位公开表示有证据显示莫斯科干预那场公投的英国首相，此言同时也是对法国、德国选民的警告——两国都面临俄罗斯支持的政治影响行动。
伯纳姆在周日发布的播客《The Rest Is Politics》访谈中说：“入主唐宁街后我问了这个问题：2016年公投有没有来自俄罗斯的干预？我得到的明确答案是：有。”他今年7月接任英国首相，上月曾表示英国未来可考虑重新加入欧盟。不过，伯纳姆没有说明他认为俄罗斯以何种方式干预，也没有给出这一判断所依据的证据细节。俄罗斯驻伦敦大使馆未立即回应置评请求；俄方此前一直否认干预脱欧公投，并将英国的说法斥为“反俄歇斯底里”。
这一表态与前首相鲍里斯·约翰逊形成鲜明对照——约翰逊当年力推脱欧，2020年曾称没有俄罗斯干预的证据。2016年公投中，英国人以52%对48%选择脱离欧盟，引发英国自二战以来最大的政治危机。英国议会情报与安全委员会2020年的报告指出，政府当年未能查清俄罗斯是否干预了公投。伯纳姆说，欧洲民主国家的选民需要更清楚地认识到外部势力扰乱其政治的企图，他本周在柏林与德国总理默茨会面时，还谈到了德国选择党（AfD）崛起带来的威胁。伯纳姆办公室随后澄清称，莫斯科未能影响公投结果、脱欧决定合法有效；外交部次官斯蒂芬·多蒂周一也表示，没有证据显示俄罗斯成功干预了公投。（据路透社报道）
UK PM Burnham Says Russia Interfered in 2016 Brexit Vote, a First for a British Prime Minister
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Moscow-backed efforts to influence their politics. Burnham, who took over as Britain's leader in July and said last month that Britain could consider rejoining the European Union in the future, is the first British prime minister to say openly there was evidence of Russian interference in the referendum a decade ago. “I asked the question coming to Downing Street, was there interference in the 2016 referendum from Russia? And I've had the clear answer that yes, there was,” he said in an interview with The Rest Is Politics podcast released on Sunday.
Burnham did not spell out how he believed Russia interfered and gave no details on the evidence. The Russian embassy in London did not immediately respond to a request for comment; Russia has previously denied meddling, casting Britain as gripped by anti-Russian hysteria. His comments depart from those of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who campaigned to leave the EU and said in 2020 there was no evidence of Russian interference. Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee reported in 2020 that the government had failed to establish whether Russia meddled in the referendum. Burnham's office later clarified that Moscow had failed to influence the result and that the referendum outcome remains legitimate; junior foreign minister Stephen Doughty said on Monday there was no evidence Russia successfully interfered. (Source: Reuters)
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