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In Simferopolis, the construction of a large new mosque is advancing as a symbol of Russian activism to promote an anti-Western narrative in the Muslim world despite centuries of Moscow's persecution of the Tatars.

The U.K. anticipated a “serious confrontation between Russia and Ukraine” as far back as 1992, declassified files show, Phil Miller reports. One senior official even questioned whether Ukraine was “a real country.” By Phil Miller Declassified UK When British intelligence warned that Russian