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RUSSIA | S03 05 - When the Father of Brexit met Mother Russia

11.17.2019 - By ABC listenPlay

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From almost complete obscurity, Nigel Farage rode a wave of British anger to take his idea of leaving the European Union from a fringe fantasy to a mainstream cause.

But as Farage rose from community hall meetings to primetime TV debates, he found himself increasingly allied with Vladimir Putin.

This is the story of how Mr Brexit came to recognise Putin's power and how it could help his cause.

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