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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gavin Cordon

Britain accuses Putin of plot to install Kremlin ally in Ukraine

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Britain has accused President Vladimir Putin of plotting to install a pro-Moscow leader as head of the government in Ukraine as he considers whether to mount an invasion against Russia’s neighbour.

The Foreign Office took the unusual step of naming former Ukrainian MP Yevhen Murayev as a potential Kremlin candidate to take over in Kyiv.

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