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Ukraine crisis: Putin recognizes breakaway regions, Biden orders limited sanctions – 5 essential reads

  • Written by Naomi Schalit, Senior Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation US
imageRussia's President Vladimir Putin, right, signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics on February 21, 2022. Alexei Nikolsky/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS via Getty Images

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a provocative address that could be construed as a pretext to war,...

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