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The rules of Putin's game

22 April 2021

4:05 PM

22 April 2021

4:05 PM

What does Putin want? It’s more straightforward than you might think: usually the answer is ‘what he says’. It’s worth remembering this when thinking about what Putin had to say in his latest state of the nation address this week, in which he warned other countries against crossing a ‘red line’ with Russia.

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