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Declassified files hint at the long-term roots of today's war in Europe
Then prime minister Tony Blair welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) at Lancaster House in London, on October 4, 2005

IN 2022’S New Year editorial the Morning Star warned of the dangers of war in Europe.

We noted the military build-up on both sides of the Russian border and the United States’ contemptuous rejection of a number of de-escalation proposals from Moscow, such as an agreement by both countries not to station nuclear weapons abroad.

We are now 10 months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with no end in sight — and no sign that politicians recognise how acute is the risk of escalation.

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