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War in Ukraine passes 1,569 days, now longer than WWI

War in Ukraine passes 1,569 days, now longer than WWI
France 24 Thursday 11 June 2026, 14:56 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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British, French and German ambassadors to Russia held talks Thursday in Russia's foreign ministry, as the war in Ukraine reaches a grim milestone. 1,569 days and counting… The Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine started a century after World War One began and it's now gone on longer than that confit itself.

British, French and German ambassadors to Russia held talks Thursday in Russia's foreign ministry, as the war in Ukraine reaches a grim milestone. 1,569 days and counting… The Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine started a century after World War One began and it's now gone on longer than that confit itself.
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