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⚠️A full-scale Russian invasion or economic sanctions against Vladimir Putin will have knock-on effects for our day-to-day lives.

🇬🇧Here’s what war in the Ukraine could mean for you on the home front

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In the UK, almost 2,000 miles away from the action, it’s easy to feel complacent about how war could affect our lives.

But experts say that war between Russia and Ukraine will change everyday life in the UK in ways most people have not yet fully understood

⚫️Cyber warfare attacks

💻If Russia invades Ukraine, Western powers are unlikely to deploy hard military power. Instead, Britain and the US would turn to their world-leading cyber-capabilities

📶At the mildest level of cyber war, Russian hackers would target important Western websites.

In the worst-case scenario, Russian hackers would target national infrastructure including:

❌Banks
❌Transport networks
❌Power stations

⚫️Spread of misinformation

📲Researchers say Russia has been laying the groundwork for a “false flag” operation across messaging apps and social media sites, attempting to generate support for invading Ukraine

⚫️Rising energy prices

The gas Russia supplies to Europe mostly comes through pipelines via Belarus, Poland, Ukraine and directly to Germany

⛽️Further tensions with Ukraine could disrupt flows but also wider Russian supplies due to sanctions or if Putin decides to retaliate by cutting off flows to Europe

⚫️Slower post-pandemic recovery

💸Our economy’s lightning-quick post-pandemic recovery could also be dampened if business, household and stock market confidence is knocked by a deepening Ukraine crisis

🔎Read the full list of ways war with Ukraine could affect our day-to-day lives here 👇

telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/2…