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NATO’s newest member, and candidate for EU membership, grabbed headlines when U.S. President Donald Trump questioned the wisdom of defending the country from attack.
For Moscow, some regions are more problematic than others.
There are more important issues to attend to first.
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.
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