British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned, triggering reactions from around the world. Australia’s Prime Minister paid tribute to his departing counterpart, while the view from Moscow was decidedly colder.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the notion that Starmer’s exit would alter the UK-Russia relationship, saying the former premier had “not done anything to distinguish himself on the issue of UK-Russian relations” and had kept them “at a zero level.” Russian officials and analysts expressed skepticism that any successor would soften London’s support for Ukraine or its confrontational stance toward Moscow. The tone from Russian state media was one of mockery mixed with indifference — a notable contrast to the diplomatic courtesies extended from Canberra.
