For Moscow, some regions are more problematic than others.
There are more important issues to attend to first.
All the news worth knowing today.
Censorship, social controls and a cult of personality can only go so far when the economy is bad.
For the U.S., Ukraine is important. For Russia, Ukraine is everything.
The central bank has decided not to raise interest rates.
In the end, it’s a matter of sovereignty.
Now it needs outside help if it’s going to stand up to the U.S.
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