Peter J. Worswick

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Russia’s elites attack Europe while still wanting access to it. That contradiction is hard to ignore. For years, many of those close to Putin have moved money, bought property, sent their children to Western schools, and built lives outside Russia. The Kremlin’s goal in Ukraine is clear. It wants to erase Ukraine as an independent state. It has hit energy infrastructure, hospitals, schools, publishing, shops and food supplies. In the occupied territories, it is erasing Ukrainian identity, language and culture. Loy…

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