The European Union's frenzied drive for an 'ever closer union' and a federalist superstate could risk igniting further friction between Russia and the West, a former British ambassador has warned.
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Express.co.uk: Ambassador warns European Union bid for federal superstate will provoke Russia against the West
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 24, 2015.