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At the centre Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. Holds POPhillips P. OBrien Read this korrent →

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• Same subject: Russia American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon. Holds AJAnnie Jacobsen
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