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Nicholas Cecil

Vladimir Putin ’waging 19th century war of imperial conquest’ in Ukraine, says James Cleverly

Russian President Vladimir Putin whose war in Ukraine is reported to have killed at least 40,000 civilians

(Picture: AP)

Vladimir Putin is “waging a 19th century war of imperial conquest” in Ukraine, James Cleverly said on Monday as he laid out plans to stop dictators destroying the rules-based system which has prevented so many conflicts for decades.

In his first major speech as Foreign Secretary, he stressed that the world faced a battle to stop tyrants tearing up the values adopted by many countries after World War II to instead impose a “might is right” approach.

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