Reform/Tory dirty tricks?

Yes, sadly his whole group's racism is likely a pull for many, but not all.
As has been said. Russia links may be a bigger turn off.

Do we believe that?

European response disappointing....

"The US and Russia would 'enter into a long-term economic cooperation agreement for mutual development in the areas of energy, natural resources, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, data centers, rare earth metal extraction projects in the Arctic, and other mutually beneficial opportunities'"

"Most disturbing, though, are the Russian-American financial deals that seem to be lurking in the background. The US would somehow get control of $100 billion in frozen Russian assets, currently kept in European banks, and use that money to make profits in Ukraine"

US corrupt crooks