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23 Jun, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Russia says it fired warning shots at British warship

(Didn't this happen in 1853?)

bbc.com/news/world-eur…
UK denies Russia fired warning shots at Royal Navy ship off Crimea🤷‍♂️ theguardian.com/world/2021/jun…
Navy defending our values in Russia dispute, says Boris Johnson

bbc.com/news/uk-politi…
But

GPS cyberattack falsely placed UK warship near Russian naval base newscientist.com/article/228214…

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