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Russia 'plotting Christmas Eve invasion' with 100,000 troops amassing on Ukraine border
Vladimir Putin’s dream of reclaiming the territory that once belonged to the USSR is almost certainly sure to end in military conflict, and with US forces sworn to support Ukraine, a superpower standoff seems almost inevitable.Putin has demanded an end to all NATO activity in Ukraine and across eastern Europe.A widespread conflict across Europe would almost inevitably follow a full invasion of Ukraine by Russia, warns Yuliia Laputina, the Ukrainian minister for veterans affairs.When asked directly if a Russian invasion could lead to a new world war, Laputina said: "Yeah…because geopolitically, it looks like this is a possible scenario.