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The UK is much closer to war with Russia than you think
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The UK is much closer to war with Russia than you think
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- currentsapi-gapfill(Mixed)By Anne McElvoy
If the war in Ukraine has been a back-burner issue in a summer dominated by the US-Iran war and a blithe new resident in No 10, the coming weeks will be a sharp reminder of how closely entwined Britain is with the fate of Ukraine. Not much has yet been said by the Prime Minister,…
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