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Suddenly, Ukraine is winning the war
After Ukrainian forces’ remarkable offensive in the Kharkiv region, there is now talk of defeat on the Russian side.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and has been the country’s leader, with an interlude as prime minister, for more than 22 years. Putin was born in 1952, studied law at Leningrad State University and served for 15 years as a KGB officer before becoming a politician in 1991.
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