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Banning the opposition, going on a listening tour: Putin’s worried about the coming election

Falling approval ratings for the war and for Putin himself seem to have rattled the Russian leader.

Banning the opposition, going on a listening tour: Putin’s worried about the coming election

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Falling approval ratings for the war and for Putin himself seem to have rattled the Russian leader.

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Falling approval ratings for the war and for Putin himself seem to have rattled the Russian leader.

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