f you think confrontation with Vladimir Putin’s Russia is alarming, consider how much worse it could be. Imagine our academic, media, political and showbiz elites were all deeply in hock to Moscow, based on decades of assiduous schmoozing, and that its propaganda, far from being splenetic and contradictory, was subtle, patient and effective. Suppose our supply chains, export markets and critical infrastructure were crucially dependent on Russia, which, far from being sideswiped by sanctions, had spent years preparing to foil them.
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