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Downing Street has issued a statement on the threat of war with Russia after a leading figure in Putin's government issued a warning to Ukraine's allies in Europe .

Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said that there are two major "red lines" that, if crossed , would cause his country to launch an attack. Speaking in parliament, he said: "As the President (Putin) emphasised, we have no intention of going to war with Europe.

"We have no such intention. But we will respond to any hostile steps, including the deployment of European military contingents in Ukraine and the expropriation of Russian assets."

He also accused the UK and EU of being "openly destructive" towards the ongoing peace negotiations and heaped praise on President Trump's efforts towards

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