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...And then Yulia’s at risk herself, because Putin’s secret services will work directly against her. They will threaten her and try to break and demoralise her.”...
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...Volvo suspended all its sales, service and production activities in Russia on February 28 last year, four days after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine....
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...For Labour is adopting Muhammed Ali’s rope-a-dope strategy, lying back on the ropes, protecting its body and absorbing the punches till the opponent — or in this case the country — tires....
...Yes, the Europeans managed to approve a €50bn aid package for Ukraine last month, and as Germany’s leaders never tire of pointing out, they are Kyiv’s second biggest supporters after the US....
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