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WES STREETING WARNS DONALD TRUMP TEAM OVER PUTIN APPEASEMENT
Wes Streeting warns Donald Trump team over Putin appeasement.
Context
What happened: Wes Streeting warned Donald Trump's team against using "appeasement" tactics with Vladimir Putin, telling BBC Newsnight there is a "very clear line between appeasement and a peace process."
Key numbers: An estimated one million Russian soldiers have been injured or died in Putin's war in Ukraine.
Why it matters: The remarks mark a shift for Andy Burnham's government, which the content says had largely tried to avoid criticising Trump until now. Streeting cited the failure of appeasement after the 2014 Crimea invasion.
What changed
Wes Streeting warned Donald Trump's team against using "appeasement" tactics with Vladimir Putin, telling BBC Newsnight there is a "very clear line between appeasement and a peace process."
Why it matters
The remarks mark a shift for Andy Burnham's government, which the content says had largely tried to avoid criticising Trump until now. Streeting cited the failure of appeasement after the 2014 Crimea invasion.