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LONDON (Reuters) -Some of the territory recognised by Russian President Vladimir Putin is on the other side of the line of control which separates rebel regions of Ukraine from the rest of the country, British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday. Putin recognised separatist regions in eastern Ukraine on Monday and ordered the deployment of troops there, deepening Western fears of a major war in Europe by raising the prospect of a full-scale invasion beyond the breakaway areas. There is a buffer zone separating the two sides, but Wallace suggested the treaties announcing Russia’s recog…