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Russian President Vladimir Putin, shown here greeting members of his military, has established an ”authoritarian, expansionist state.” (Photo: presidential press and information office of russia)
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Russian authorities see the war in Ukraine as just one part of a wider crisis that’s been evolving for some time. (Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin)
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During the Cold War, Russia dominated or heavily influenced strips of the Middle East. Today, it controls only parts of Syria. (Photo: Ministry of Defence, Vadim Savitsky)