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NEWS IN BRIEF – UNITED KINGDOM AND EUROPE

February 11, 2022 by

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11 Feb 22. Ukraine crisis: American B-52 ‘Stratofortress’ bomber planes land in UK. A UK defence force said that such deployments were not unusual but that the timing was striking Four American B-52 long-range bombers have arrived in Britain today, as diplomatic tensions simmer between Russia and the West. The iconic US military aircraft are headed for RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, following the arrival of ground crew and logistics personnel two days earlier, it is understood. The B-52, also known as the Stratofortress, is a long-range heavy bomber that has been in US military service since 1955. It can carry nuclear or precision guided conventional weapons. The jets, which took off from their home base US Air Force Minot in North Dakota at 2am before refuelling in Nova Scotia, are part of a long-planned Bomber Task Force mission.

The first bomber landed this morning, followed by a second this afternoon. Flight trackers suggest the other two are engaging in various activities over the UK before reaching their destination.

A UK defence source said of the US deployment’s link to growing concerns about the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Is this aligned to current tensions? Yes and no.”

The source acknowledged that the timing was striking, coming as Boris Johnson said the Ukraine security crisis was reaching “the most dangerous moment” in coming days.

However, they stressed that US large strategic assets were frequently sent to RAF Fairford as part of a strengthened Nato presence agreed in the wake of Russia illegally annexing Crimea in 2014. The B-52s tend to stay around 10 days at a time before returning to the US, the source added.

One former British intelligence official said that if the diplomatic clash between Nato and Russia grew “hot”, the Pentagon could potentially launch cruise missiles from the British RAF station.

“From Fairford they could operate against a range of targets: troop concentrations in southern Russia and Belarus, Moscow/St Petersburg, even the naval bases in the White Sea,” the ex-official said.

“In 1991 they hit Baghdad from Fairford, flew on to Diego Garcia, refuelled and rearmed, bombed Baghdad again on the way back and returned to Fairford.”

The US Air Force also used the bomber during the Bosnian and Kosovo conflicts, the war in Afghanistan, and the air campaign against Isis in the Middle East.

A statement from the US Air Force, published by Gloucestershire Live, stated: “B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, support equipment, and personnel from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at RAF Fariford, England, today to execute the long-planned Bomber Task Force mission, a regularly scheduled U.S. European Command and U.S. Strategic Command joint mission series.

“En route to RAF Fairford, US Bomber Aircraft integrated with British Typhoon aircraft and Portuguese F-16s currently assigned to NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing mission. Bomber aircraft also integrated with British Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) to conduct bilateral Close Air Support training. The mission focused on enhancing readiness and interoperability for the controllers responsible for coordinating airstrikes to support ground forces.

“Regularly integrating with our allies improves our cooperation and operational capacity, capability and interoperability. Occurring since 2018, bomber rotations through Europe maintain our readiness to execute a wide variety of missions across two continents, sustaining peace through deterrence.” (Source: Daily Telegraph)

 

09 Feb 22. New deal will let US forces use two Slovakian air bases for a decade. Slovakia’s parliament and president on Wednesday approved a defense military treaty with the United States. The Defense Cooperation Agreement passed 79-60 in the 150-seat legislature in a vote split between lawmakers from the four-party ruling coalition and the opposition. The treaty allows the U.S. military to use two Slovak air force bases — Malacky-Kuchyna and Sliac — for 10 years while Slovakia — a NATO member like the U.S. — will receive $100 million from the U.S. to modernize them. The deal was signed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Slovakia’s defense minister, Jaroslav Nad, on Feb. 3 in Washington. It was ratified by President Zuzana Caputova on Wednesday. The parliament vote took place amid fears that Russia will invade Ukraine. Moscow has massed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders, but insists it has no plans to attack. The European Union nation of Slovakia borders Ukraine. The treaty was backed by the government of Prime Minister Eduard Heger, who said it will “significantly enhance our security.” But the agreement was fiercely opposed by the opposition, which claims it compromises the country’s sovereignty, makes possible a permanent presence of U.S. troops on Slovak territory and even enables a possible deployment of nuclear weapons in Slovakia. The Slovak and U.S. governments have rejected those charges.

“Nothing in today’s agreement creates permanent U.S. bases or troop presence in Slovakia, and the agreement fully respects Slovakia’s sovereignty and laws,” Blinken said during last week’s signing ceremony at the U.S. State Department.

Thousands rallied Tuesday against the agreement in front of the parliament building in the capital of Bratislava when lawmakers were debating it. The U.S. has such agreements with 23 other NATO members, including Poland and Hungary, two other countries that border Ukraine on the eastern flank of the alliance. Any particular deployment of U.S. forces still needs approval by the Slovak government and parliament. (Source: Defense News)

 

10 Feb 22. Strengthened UK Russian sanctions legislation comes into force. Legislation has been laid in Parliament today to toughen and expand the UK’s sanctions regime against Russia

The Government now has the power to impose tough new sanctions against Russia, after legislation was laid in Parliament today as part of measures to urge the Kremlin to end its campaign of aggression in Ukraine. Minister for Europe, James Cleverly, signed the legislation today.

This legislation provides the framework for the strongest sanctions regime the UK has had against Russia. It means the UK can now impose sanctions on Russian businesses and individuals in a wide range of economic and strategically significant sectors, such as the chemical, defence, extractives, ICT and financial services industries.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said: “The UK is resolute in its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and right to self-determination. We urge Russia to de-escalate and choose the path of diplomacy. If Russia persists with its aggression towards Ukraine the UK and its partners will not hesitate to act.

The UK can now sanction not just those linked directly to the destabilisation of Ukraine, but also Government of Russia affiliated entities and businesses of economic and strategic significance to the Russian government, as well as their owners, directors and trustees.

Background

  • The UK has implemented an independent sanctions policy and powers since 31 December 2020. The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) provides the legal framework for the imposition of UK sanctions and the implementation of UN sanctions
  • Under the current sanctions regime, the 2019 Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations, the UK has been able to sanction those involved in destabilising Ukraine or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine
  • On 31 January the Foreign Secretary announced in Parliament that she was proposing amendments to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 that would broaden the scope of our designation criteria, enabling the UK to more readily designate a greater number of individuals and businesses associated with the Kremlin
  • These changes will not designate or impose sanctions on any individuals or businesses automatically, but will provide the additional powers we need to be able to do so in the event of any further Russian incursion into Ukraine. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

 

10 Feb 22. PM statement at NATO press conference. Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement at the NATO press conference. When NATO was founded more than 75 years ago, its members made a commitment to collective security that was unlike anything in previous history. And when the Berlin Wall fell the people of Europe made it clear they wanted a future where their freedom and their security are inextricably tied together.

That is why NATO agreed that any country should be free to pursue the security alliances that it, that country chose.

And we must resist, we must oppose any return to the days when the fates of nations are decided over their heads by a handful of great powers.

And I want to stress this is not just about Russia, just as NATO itself is not just about Russia, of course not.

This is about upholding the founding principles of an alliance which, perhaps more than any other institution, has brought stability and peace, prosperity to the world.

And that must be the bedrock of our diplomatic efforts.

The UK’s commitment to European security is unconditional and immovable. We have the biggest defence budget in Europe and the second largest in NATO.

We have contributed more troops than any other ally to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence.

And today I have agreed with the Secretary General a package of support to strengthen further our collective security, sending troops, planes and ships to defend NATO from north to south.

Earlier this week I met the Prime Minister of Lithuania and I will be travelling shortly to Poland.

And these are the countries where every day the population wakes up with an acute awareness of the threat just across their border.

And they are countries whose voices and views must be at the heart of every discussion we have.

Because I believe that if we can keep a strong grip on the fundamentals, those fundamental principles that define our alliance and combine strong deterrence with patient diplomacy, then we can find our way through this crisis.

But the stakes are very high and this is a very dangerous moment.

And at stake are the rules that protect every nation, every nation – big and small.

Thank you all very much. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

 

09 Feb 22. U.S. reinforcement troops to arrive in Romania, more expected. United States troops relocating to Romania from Germany will reach the country on Wednesday night, Romania’s defence ministry said, and will shield NATO’s eastern flank from potential spillover from the Ukraine crisis. The United States is sending nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to bolster Eastern European defences. In Romania, it is relocating a Stryker squadron of U.S. service members from Vilseck, Germany. read more The ministry said a part of the squadron, which will be named Task Force (TF) Cougar, will enter Romania at around 2000 GMT and drive across the country to the Mihail Kogalniceanu military base in the eastern county of Constanta. U.S. forces have used the Mihail Kogalniceanu air base on the Black Sea since 1999. Romania, a NATO member since 2004, also hosts a ballistic missile defense system. The Stryker squadron, designed to deploy on short order, will add to the 900 soldiers the U.S. currently has rotating in Romania, some as part of the NATO force and some under separate bilateral arrangements. France has also offered to be the lead nation of a future NATO mission in Romania, which could see about 1,000 troops from various countries, and a decision could be made at the next NATO defence ministers meeting in mid-February.

“Our contribution … we’ll look to augment anything that NATO does, and generally we support NATO efforts to build up the battle group here,” U.S. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet told reporters in Bucharest on Wednesday.

“Bolstering the eastern flank from north to south is the top of the NATO agenda, no question about it. One thing we have made very clear to the Russian side is that if they continue this course of escalation and if they choose to take the military path regarding Ukraine, they’re going to see more NATO capability on the eastern flank.” (Source: Reuters)

 

10 Feb 22. PM offers support to European allies facing Russian aggression. The Prime Minister will fly to Brussels and Warsaw today as he calls on international partners to demonstrate their solidarity with NATO allies who bear the brunt of Russian aggression.

  • Prime Minister will travel to Brussels and Warsaw today for discussions with the NATO Secretary General and Polish leaders
  • Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary travelling to Moscow as the UK leads international de-escalation efforts
  • The Prime Minister announces 1,000 more British troops to be put at readiness to support to NATO and allies in the event of a humanitarian crisis

The Prime Minister will fly to Brussels and Warsaw today (10 February 2022) as he calls on international partners to demonstrate their solidarity with NATO allies who bear the brunt of Russian aggression.

The Prime Minister will stress to allies that they must not compromise on NATO’s fundamental principles. This includes inviolability of countries’ sovereignty, the right of every European democracy to aspire to NATO membership and NATO’s obligation to protect the security of its member states.

The UK is ready to work for a diplomatic way forward and we believe this can be achieved. But it can only be based on existing international agreements and the fundamental principles of a Europe whole and free.

The UK has been at the vanguard of efforts to curb Russian hostility towards its neighbours. Earlier this week the Prime Minister welcomed Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė to Downing Street to discuss the need for NATO unity in the face of aggression.

In recent days he has also reiterated this message to the leaders of Germany, France and the Netherlands. In total during the past fortnight, UK ministers have spoken to more than a third of NATO’s member states about the situation.

The Foreign Secretary is in Moscow today and the Defence Secretary will be there tomorrow for talks with their counterparts. They will stress the only way forward is for Russia to cease its aggressive campaign of hybrid warfare and engage in meaningful talks.

The Prime Minister said: “When NATO was founded, allies made an historic undertaking to safeguard the freedom of every member state. The UK remains unwavering in our commitment to European security. What we need to see is real diplomacy, not coercive diplomacy. As an alliance we must draw lines in the snow and be clear there are principles upon which we will not compromise. That includes the security of every NATO ally and the right of every European democracy to aspire to NATO membership.”

While in Brussels, the Prime Minister and the NATO Secretary General will discuss the UK’s offer to bolster the alliance’s defences. This offer includes doubling the number of UK troops in Estonia in support of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence, deploying more RAF jets to create a squadron in Southern Europe, and sailing both HMS TRENT and a Type 45 Destroyer to the Eastern Mediterranean to help protect the seas and skies in NATO’s southeast corner.

The UK is also one of the first countries to send support to Poland, demonstrating international unity on NATO’s eastern flank. Earlier this week we announced up to 350 members of 45 Commando will deploy to Poland and today the Prime Minister has announced 1,000 more British troops will be put at readiness in the UK to support a humanitarian response in the region should it be needed. In December, the UK came to Poland and Lithuania’s aid after they requested support dealing with a migrant crisis engineered by Russia on their borders with Belarus. Any further Russian incursion into Ukraine would be a humanitarian disaster which would likely create mass forced displacement of people on Europe’s border, which would particularly affect countries like Poland and Lithuania. Personnel from 45 Commando who have already deployed to Poland and the Royal Welsh battlegroup who will arrive in Estonia over the coming weeks, will help Poland and other Eastern European countries cope with the impact of any Russian aggression. Their activities will include joint training, conducting exercises and supporting contingency planning. These efforts will be supported by the troops placed at readiness today if needed. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

 

09 Feb 22. UK readies 1,000 troops for humanitarian support over Ukraine tensions. Britain ordered 1,000 troops to be on a state of readiness to provide support in the event of a humanitarian crisis caused by any Russian aggression, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the leaders of NATO and Poland on Thursday.

Johnson will go to Brussels and Warsaw to stress the need to hold firm on NATO’s principles, and discuss ways that Britain can provide military support while Russia amasses its troops near Ukraine’s border.

Johnson’s trip is one among a wave of international diplomacy. French President Emmanuel Macron met Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is due to have in-person meetings with U.S. allies and partners at the Munich Security Conference next week. read more

Britain’s foreign secretary and defence secretary are also due in Moscow this week for talks with their counterparts.

“The UK remains unwavering in our commitment to European security,” Johnson said in a statement. “As an alliance we must draw lines in the snow and be clear there are principles upon which we will not compromise.”

Britain said on Monday it would send a further 350 troops to Poland, after it sent 100 troops last year to help with a migrant crisis at its border with Belarus.

Johnson’s office repeated on Wednesday that any further military incursion of Ukraine by Russia would likely create the mass forced displacement of people on Europe’s border, affecting countries like Poland and Lithuania. In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine.

Johnson’s office said that the prime minister would also discuss with NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg the UK’s offer to bolster the alliance’s defences, including a doubling of troops in Estonia, more RAF jets in southern Europe, and the sailing of both the Trent patrol vessel and a Type 45 destroyer to the Eastern Mediterranean. (Source: Reuters)

09 Feb 22. Spain will send four fighter jets and 130 troops to Bulgaria. Spain will send four warplanes and 130 troops to Bulgaria this week for air policing tasks amid tensions over the Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border, the Bulgarian defence ministry said on Wednesday.

The first Spanish Eurofighter jets are expected to land in Bulgaria by the end of the week for airspace protection duties together with the Bulgarian Air Force until the end of March, the ministry said.

“The mission is implementing measures to ensure the security of NATO member countries on the Eastern flank,” the defence ministry said in a statement.

The Netherlands is expected to deploy two F-35 aircraft to Bulgaria in April and May for air policing activities.

Bulgaria, a NATO member since 2004, plans to set up a battlegroup of up to 1,000 troops under Bulgarian command and in close cooperation with NATO, which will also include soldiers from other allied countries. read more

Ukraine believes there is still a chance of resolving the standoff through diplomacy but that there are already grounds to impose sanctions on Moscow, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday. (Source: Reuters)

 

09 Feb 22. Irish report recommends new combat aircraft squadron, 12 ships by 2040. A wide-ranging report on the state of Irish defence capabilities has proposed that Dublin invests in more modern equipment, especially across the air and sea domains. A newly released report from the Commission on the Defence Forces (CoDF) has called on the Irish government to invest in the acquisition of a combat aircraft squadron as part of a national Air Defence Plan. The report also recommends that Dublin prioritises spending on a medium-lift helicopter procurement to replace a fleet of Leonardo AW139s and add ‘two fixed-wing aircraft with strategic reach capability,’ while also continuing to ‘further develop’ RPAS capabilities. (Source: Shephard)

 

07 Feb 22. All six Royal Navy destroyers in port amid heightened tensions with Russia. All six of the Royal Navy’s state-of-the-art Type 45 destroyers are currently docked in port, at a time of heightened tensions with Russia. The guided-missile destroyers have been plagued by engine issues since they were launched, with ships in the class now undergoing a power improvement project (PIP). Announced in 2018, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it is intended to “provide a robust solution to the power and propulsion issues observed in Type 45”. The Defence Select Committee warned in December 2021 that the “low availability of the UK’s Type 45 destroyers and recognised issues in their propulsion systems are a major cause for concern.”Despite an estimated 100,000 troops deployed near Ukraine, Russia continues to deny any plans to invade. A full invasion of Ukraine would start a war on a scale not seen since Iraq in 2003. HMS Dragon was pictured entering Portsmouth on Monday, joining HMS Defender, Diamond, and Duncan alongside. HMS Dauntless and Daring are docked in Birkenhead, receiving modification as part of the PIP

It is understood that HMS Defender and Diamond are “at notice to sail”, but remain alongside.

Tom Sharpe, a former Royal Navy Commander, told the PA news agency that availability is “unlikely to improve any time soon”.

“This is about alliances versus redundancy.

“On the one hand, that we have allies we can plan with and then call on to prove surface-to-air coverage is good.

“On the other hand, that our fleet is now stretched so thin that a major set-piece deployment such as CSG21 reduces subsequent availability to zero, is clearly bad.

“It’s also unlikely to improve any time soon, despite pledges to increase spending and hull numbers.

“Playing tunes on what constitutes availability, or worse, resorting to ‘if there is a war, we could surge’ doesn’t ameliorate just how taut things are and how hard the Navy is being made to work to manage it.” (Source: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/

 

07 Feb 22. British Parts Found on Downed Russian Drones in Ukraine and EU. British parts were reportedly found in Russian-made spy drones captured by Ukrainian and Lithuanian troops. The part was discovered by researchers to be one of the European kits found on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) deployed in Ukraine and neighboring countries during a conflict in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

A three-year study by Conflict Armament Research (CAR), funded by the European Union and the German government, suggests that the Kremlin is using opaque supply lines to circumvent EU and US sanctions and cannot buy military electronic components. The study tracked the flow of weapons and military vehicles to Russian-backed separatists in Donbas, who have fought the Ukrainian army since 2014.

One of the drones with British-made parts was captured by Ukrainian defense and security forces near Mariupol, a coastal city in the Donetsk region where the rebels founded a self-proclaimed republic. An autopsy of the device by Conflict Armament Research (CAR) found an inertial sensor, a type of measuring unit, manufactured by a British company named Silicon Sensing System in the report. There is no suggestion that the company violated the law or knew that its parts would be used for military purposes.

The UAV, which went down on February 8, 2017, was investigated by researchers who recorded the supplies used in the conflict between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists in Donbas.

According to CAR, another part manufactured by the company was found in a drone that crashed in Lithuania in October 2016.

The project is underway when the United States deploys an additional 3,000 troops in Eastern Europe and NATO allies send defense weapons and a small number of personnel to Ukraine.

The report states that Silicon Sensing Systems, which provided information to CAR, sold the DMU02 unit to Radiant-Elcom CJSC (now known as Radiant Group LLC, a Russian private electronics distributor).

According to researchers, Radiant said the end customer is a company that serves “various educational institutions” in the country.

The final destination turned out to be ANO “POKSI”, which manufactures aerial surveillance systems for the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The company was licensed by the United States in 2016 for supporting the cyber operations of Russian military intelligence agencies.

The unit of measurement provided by a British company was sold prior to August 1, 2014, when the EU and the United States banned the trading of weapons or “related materials” with Russian companies. Another unit created by a Plymouth-based company was found in a drone recovered by Lithuanian authorities.

The report states that it was likely sold to Radiant-Elcom between 2014 and 2015. None of the commercial parts dating back to the UK company are on the UK’s Strategic Export Control List.

Another electrical component found in a drone recovered in Ukraine was manufactured by a Japanese NGK spark plug. The website states that this part may not be used for flight purposes. CAR has asked the Hertfordshire-based UK branch to assist in tracking components manufactured by the Japanese Army. The UK company was unable to determine the origin or supply of the product based on the limited information available to researchers.

The disassembled gray drone has a serial number 2166 and an unreadable number on the circuit board. This is part of a pattern that identifies hidden details in some of the recovered weapons and vehicles.

The survey also found parts sent by a German company to the Russian-owned World Logistics Group, which was registered in the Czech Republic before the transaction was closed in October 2018.

According to researchers, one of the directors was “a Russian citizen linked to the political and security agencies of the Russian government.”

There is no evidence that the company was acting on behalf of the country, and CAR is working to “determine its activities and motives” in response to a report entitled “Weapons of the Ukrainian War”.

According to researchers, the widespread use of Russian-made drones is evident from other drones recovered in EU member states, including components from the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Spain and the United States. The full CAR Report can be accessed here; https://www.conflictarm.com/reports/weapons-of-the-war-in-ukraine/ (Source: UAS VISION/The Anand Market)

 

06 Feb 22. Nato takes control of US Carrier Strike Group in show of strength to Russia. It is the first time since the Cold War the US has transferred CSG control to the alliance, as Russia on brink of Ukraine invasion. Nato countries have put on a show of strength to Russia after the US transferred control of its Carrier Strike Group to the alliance for the first time since the Cold War. Commanders on board the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier told The Telegraph that a secret activity over two and half weeks in the Mediterranean was designed to demonstrate that “Nato stands as one”.

James Morley, the Deputy Commander of the Naval Striking and Support Forces at Nato, said: “Nato stands to reassure and protect its allies and that Nato is prepared for the worst should that happen.”

He added that “it reflects a desire to be ready to integrate the carrier into the European side”.

His comments come as Russia is on the brink of invading Ukraine, having massed 100,000 troops on the border.

On Friday Downing Street said it had “high confidence” Russia was planning to “engineer a pretext blaming Ukraine for an attack in order to justify a Russian incursion into Ukraine”.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman confirmed that the Government was “considering options for further military deployments to support Nato’s eastern flank, we’re not at the stage of setting out details yet but we will come forward with those in due course”.

Ben Wallace, the Defence Secretary, is due to meet his Russian counterpart in Moscow imminently, although has admitted that he is “not optimistic” that a Russian invasion could be stopped.

As part of the exercise the ‘Truman Group’ CSG, which was joined by nine squadrons, four destroyers, a frigate and a cruiser, worked with 13 other nations as Nato took charge of where the US CSG operated and for how many days –  key things normally decided by the US.

UK units led operations, mission planning, as well as working in communications and in intelligence throughout.

Admiral Morley added that the activity was “significant” because the US has “not passed over command of a carrier group into Nato since the end of the Cold War”.

“For a large period of that time Nato effort was directed at operations in the Middle East and Europe was a lower priority.”

He said that while Russian maritime activity has been “slightly higher than normal” over recent weeks, “all interactions have been entirely professional”.

However, now with the ongoing situation on the Ukrainian border, the deployment was “a visible demonstration of our ability to operate in Europe with Nato allies”.

He explained that it was similar to Nato having “put battlegroups into nations adjacent to Ukraine to provide reassurance and increase readiness and to act as a deterrent”.

“It goes back to providing reassurance to our partners and allies in the region,” Admiral Morley added.

“The requirement to do that is higher than at any time. Clearly our ability to operate a Carrier in a demanding, conjected and contested environment is something we need to rehearse.”

“It’s an opportunity to train and rehearse as we might have to fight the principal threats that Nato faces.” (Source: Daily Telegraph)

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