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Ingested EVERY word - the demise of one evil leader at a time is good news but as long as Putin & his cronies are in place - UKR will suffer. That's where my gut sits - sore from worry & bad news. When will NATO just slam RU with what it deserves - to give back to them what they have delivered - destruction & lives lost & scars that will NEVER heal. There is no nice way to stop Russia.

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Aug 28, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

Excellent. Wish this war would end soon.

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Time is not on Putin's side.

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Aug 28, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

Again, an excellent article. When is the UN going to recognize the Russian regime for what it is and suspend them from any influence at the UN. When is Putin going to be served some kind of warrant for his war crimes in the Ukraine? I agree with another reader's comment, NATO needs to go "All In" to defeat Putun in his special operation. He's caused far too much damage on the people of the Ukraine, enough is enough. Let's not forget what Putin did in Syria to help al-Assad and it's population continue to suffer. How many refugees are still camped out in Turkey; millions.

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What a country. Run by nutters for centuries. Then Trump supported by headbangers though reined in by democracy and rule of law. Just. Where will the mafia run country end? Well back to another mafia as is the way with Russia and of course China Two worlds we live in. One fascist, the other democratic, flawed as it is by Trump and Modi. Well done again Diane.

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The rapacious elite and mobsters will scatter--continue to scatter--to the U.S. and U.K. in particular, or wherever else their secret stores of money are safe, as well as to the warm and luxurious spots on the planet, wherever money suffices to make people acceptable and criminality is overlooked.

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This is a bigger problem than the rise of autocracies

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