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The terrifying prospect of Putin escalating the war

22 March 2022

11:21 PM

22 March 2022

11:21 PM

Battered Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second most populous city, is showing no signs of falling. The column of Russian tanks outside Kiev has gone to ground. The capital itself seems to be off Moscow’s menu entirely, at least for now.

In Russia FSB chiefs are reported to be under house arrest. The economy is in freefall.

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Julius Strauss runs the newsletter Back to the Front about Russia, Ukraine, Afghanistan and the Balkans.


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