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Russia has confirmed what western powers had long predicted and invaded Ukraine. On the eve of war, Gideon spoke to Sabine Fischer of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, a Russian specialist recently back from Moscow, and to Polina Ivanova, FT correspondent in Kyiv, about the mood in the two capitals.
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EU hits Putin’s defence minister and chief of staff with sanctions
Putin’s denial of Ukrainian statehood carries dark historical echoes
Ukraine prepares to impose state of emergency and calls up reserve troops
Putin’s made-for-TV security debate gives him answers he wants to hear on Ukraine
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