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Russian arms shipment bound for Syria foiled by Britain's insurers

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Tuesday, 19 June 2012 (on June 19, 2012)
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Russian vessel carrying helicopters for Assad regime denied marine cover by UK underwriters

In the 19th century Britain practised gunboat diplomacy to confound its enemies. Now the UK has struck at..


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