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Nicholas Cecil

Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘highly likely’ and could happen on Wednesday, UK warns

A Russian invasion of Ukraine is “highly likely”, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said, admitting it could be launched as soon as Wednesday.

She also warned of a “false flag” operation just hours after a top Russian diplomat raised the threat of an invasion of Ukraine if Russian citizens are killed in a region of the country held by separatists.

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