Welcome to the Mild West
Johannes Leak
On 24 February 2022 Russian forces rolled into Ukraine. Troops had been building up on the Ukrainian border for weeks in advance of the invasion. During the military build-up, Western leaders had announced various sanctions, all of which were ignored by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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