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Ukraine’s Zelensky Wants to Fend Off Russia—And America, Too

Europe,Russia,Ukraine,Foreign Policy,World,Imperialism

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With Russian military forces gathering on three sides of Ukraine last month, advisers to President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a low-key response. His top national security adviser, in a cellphone call, counseled him with two words: “Olympian calm.”

The following day, Mr. Zelensky addressed the nation on television and said the threat of war was no greater than any other time since Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded portions of the country in 2014.

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