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Monday Briefing: Putin Extends His Rule

Putin extends his rule after a predetermined vote President Vladimir Putin claimed another six-year term in a presidential contest in which he faced no real competition. He is expected to hold a Red Square rally to formally declare victory — and to portray the vote as a public endorsement of his invasion of Ukraine. Here’s

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Macron STILL doesn’t rule out sending troops to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron says ‘all options are possible’ in Ukraine, although the current situation doesn’t require them ADVERTISEMENT Emmanuel Macron warned Western powers against showing any signs of weakness to Russia as he reiterated his position that sending Western troops into Ukraine shouldn’t be ruled out. The French President admitted, however, that today’s situation

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Sunak says UK descending into mob rule

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain is descending into “mob rule” because of the pressures created by protests against the Israel-Hamas war — words criticized as alarmist by a human rights group. Sunak told a meeting of police leaders on Wednesday that there was a ”pattern of increasingly violent and intimidatory behavior” that’s intended to

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