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Feb 2022
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Rejecting NATO expansion, Putin recogniz...

PUSHBACK WITH AARON MATé
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Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate After weeks of US claims that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent, Vladimir Putin instead recognized the breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk. The decision has triggered a new round of US-led sanctions while bringing attention to rebel-held areas, where, according to UN figures on ... Show More
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