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#Putin: Russia will seek to extend gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail #war
From Dec. 17
“If the opposing side and its foreign patrons refuse to engage in substantive dialogue, Russia will achieve the liberation of its historical lands by military means,” President Putin warned Wednesday. (Translation via AP)
The US has been preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector to increase pressure should Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine http://bloom.bg/45gHx9N
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