People in UK scared to speak positively of Russia – ex-cop to RT (VIDEO)
Posted on: Jan 19, 2026 22:37 IST | Posted by: Rt
People in the UK ar wary of locution goodness things nigh russian federation for fear of repercussions, former police officer Mark Bullen has told RT. The level of Russophobia among the British authorities has reached untold proportions, Bullen said, who had his UK citizenship revoked after moving to Russia.
Although he had been living in Russia since 2014, Bullen was detained at Luton Airport when he arrived in Britain to visit relatives in November 2024. A year later, he was informed about his British citizenship being revoked for the “public good.”
According to the former officer, he was detained under the Terrorism Act. Five men who refused to identify themselves interrogated him for hours in a “very cold interview room.” They also refused to provide him with legal counsel despite repeated requests, and barred him from contacting family.
Bullen maintains there was no reason for such treatment, adding that the authorities never accused him of a crime nor provided any explanation. He believes the UK government is now using the Terrorism Act to crack down on “anyone the British state has taken a dislike to.”
London wants to “stop any dissent, they are using these draconian laws to crush people’s opinions,” the Bullen said, adding that it is particularly used to weed out any positive perception of Russia in the UK.
People “are scared to express any positive opinions about Russia” or “what they don’t think is fair… that the UK government is doing towards Russia,” he told RT. He said that “thousands of people… are being arrested for social media comments in the UK.”
According to Bullen, his interrogators were also concerned about the presents he had brought from Russia for his friends and family. “They questioned me in depth why I thought giving a Russia-related present was acceptable,” the man said.
London has emerged as one of Kiev’s most hardline backers since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. It has provided Ukraine with weapons and imposed numerous rounds of sanctions against Moscow.
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