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Pretext of Iraq war just an ‘excuse’: Tony Blair denounces Putin’s Ukraine invasion

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Times of India

Tony Blair: Putin can't use Iraq as justification for Ukraine

UK News: LONDON: Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is by turns pensive and defiant as he reflects on the upcoming anniversaries of two events that arguably d.

1 year ago·India

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The Hindu

Russian President Vladimir Putin can’t use Iraq as justification for Ukraine, says Tony Blair

Monday marks 20 years since Mr. Blair joined U.S. president George W. Bush in launching an invasion of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq

1 year ago·India

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WION

Pretext of Iraq war just an ‘excuse’: Tony Blair denounces Putin’s Ukraine invasion

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin saying the Iraq war was about introducing democracy and Putin using its pretext for Ukraine's invasion is nothing but an "excuse" as Kyiv poses no threat to its neighbours. "If he didn't use that excuse (Iraq), he'd use another excuse," the British Labour Party leader told AFP news agency. Blair pointed out that the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had started regional

1 year ago·Noida, India

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Arab News

Tony Blair: Putin can’t use Iraq as justification for Ukraine

LONDON: Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is by turns pensive and defiant as he reflects on the upcoming anniversaries of two events that arguably defined the best and worst of his decade in power. Monday marks 20 years since Blair joined US president George W. Bush in launching an invasion of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, without a UN mandate and in defiance of some of the biggest

1 year ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Malay Mail

Tony Blair: Putin can’t use Iraq as justification for Ukraine

LONDON, March 18 — Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is by turns pensive and defiant as he reflects on the upcoming anniversaries of two events that arguably defined the best and worst of his decade in power. Monday marks 20 years since Blair joined US president George W. Bush in launching an invasion of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, without a UN mandate and in defiance of some of the biggest demonstrations ever seen in Britain. For its many critics,…

1 year ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Deutsche Welle

Tony Blair: Putin can't use Iraq to justify Ukraine invasion – DW – 03/18/2023

The former British prime minister rejected comparisons between Russia's war in Ukraine and the US-led invasion of Iraq. He also chimed in over Brexit and the UK Conservative government's current woes.

1 year ago·Germany

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