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SNP, Plaid and Sinn Féin sign UK exit pact

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin leaders signed a memorandum to leave the United Kingdom.
The Kremlin reportedly paid independence advocate Craig Murray to attend a youth festival in Ekaterinburg.
Russian Channel 1 aired Cardiff press conference with the three party leaders as its top story.
Lord Foulkes said Russian bot activity on media increased after the Cardiff pact.
Sergey Lavrov said the UN Security Council composition no longer reflects today’s realities.

History

Historical Context

The Soviet Union formally ceased to exist on 26 December 1991 after Gorbachev resigned on 25 December and the Belovezh Accords of 8 December created the CIS. Ukraine’s 1 December independence referendum, in which 91 % voted for secession, triggered the final collapse of the bloc. The breakup sparked a wave of separatist movements, echoed today by parties such as the SNP and by Kremlin-linked online campaigns.

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Story summary

SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin leaders signed a memorandum to leave the United Kingdom.
The Kremlin reportedly paid independence advocate Craig Murray to attend a youth festival in Ekaterinburg.
Russian Channel 1 aired Cardiff press conference with the three party leaders as its top story.
Lord Foulkes said Russian bot activity on media increased after the Cardiff pact.
Sergey Lavrov said the UN Security Council composition no longer reflects today’s realities.

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