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Putin Can Take Ukraine Without an Invasion, and Probably Will

Crisis in Ukraine

Andrei Illarionov, a Putin advisor turned critic, has been predicting the twists of the Ukraine crisis. Now he says Putin will be able to achieve his goals without firing a shot.

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