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Letters: The hard truth about soft power

23 April 2022

9:00 AM

23 April 2022

9:00 AM

Soft ground

Sir: We have heard much over the years from the overseas aid lobby about the value of soft power. Now the chips are down, we see how empty those claims were. Aidan Hartley (‘Russia’s special relationship’, 16 April) outlined how African nations have lined up to support Russia rather than Ukraine or the West, exposing how wasted the UK’s investment in soft power has been.

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