US President-elect Donald Trump is all set to take over as the President of the United States and Trump’s first serious foreign engagement will be with Russian President Vladimir Putin, fuelling fears that Britain could be left out in the cold.
History is set to repeat itself, with the two leaders expected to sit down in Reykjavik, just as Ronald Reagon did with Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986, effectively ending the Cold War.
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But a US-Russian alliance could spell trouble for Britain, which has been among the biggest critics of the Kremlin, in particular, providing assistance for President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
British sources fear that a frosty relationship between Theresa May and Putin could affect trade with America if Trump cosies up to the Russians.
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According to the Sunday Times, British intelligence services are also keen that a new ‘special relationship’ would not compromise the security of British agents working in Russia.
It follows the leaking by former MI6 agent Christopher Steele of the now-infamous ‘dirty dossier’ regarding allegations surrounding Donald Trump and a Moscow hotel room.