Russia

Putin Filmed Smirking as Ally Publicly Pleads for Russian Restraint

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The president of Kazakhstan was met with laughter, smirks, and awkward glances on stage after warning against Vladimir Putin’s transfer of nuclear weapons to Belarus.

Shannon Vavra
Shannon Vavra 

National Security Reporter

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Shannon Vavra

Shannon Vavra

National Security Reporter

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