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What would Thatcher do?

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Mrs. Thatcher's Memo on Russia

If you were in number 10 now, I'd love to know what kind of memo would you write today about the big picture? Let's focus on Russia for now. And how do you think Mrs. Thatcher would be dealing with the situation? Well, I'm not one for composing a menu in advisory paper in front of a microphone in 30 seconds. But first of all, the absolute priority has to be to ensure that he does not win in Ukraine. It is really only Putin. Now it reminds me more of the 1920s, early 1920s when it looked just like chaos and British policy.

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