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Tag: Democratic self-determination

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Putin is not seeking more real estate in Ukraine

by Matt Aizawa January 30, 2022January 30, 2022

And likewise in Moldova, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Baltic states. He thinks he can get what he wants by showing off his muscles because that is how strong men did things in the last century. He may receive some empathetic nods, but he is really fighting history’s progress. Fear of democracy Ukraine is making […]

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