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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simon Tisdall

What is to be done? Lenin would tell the west it must take risks to win

Russia tests its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile
Russia tests its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile in the northern Arkhangelsk region on 20 April. Photograph: EyePress News/Rex/Shutterstock

They named themselves the Ukraine Defence Consultative Group and vowed to meet monthly until the war is won. A catchier, more accurate title would be the Stop Mad Vlad Coalition.

That’s surely how Russia’s friendless, paranoid president will view the US-led inaugural meeting of 40 Nato and non-Nato countries opposed to Russia’s invasion. Even embarrassed China now steers clear of Moscow’s Beria tribute act.

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