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This is happening.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has defied the West, recognized two separatist-held regions in Ukraine as independent states and appears to be sending in his own troops – he’s calling them “peacekeepers” – to the contested regions.
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US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield described Putin’s use of that term, “peacekeepers,” as “nonsense.”
Europe and the US announced tough new sanctions meant to isolate Russia from the Western banking system, cut
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