Masha Lipman
Masha Lipman
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The goal of Kremlin strategists appears to be a weak coalition government in Ukraine that will be more vulnerable to Russian economic pressure. One twin is looking to Moscow, the other to Washington. And they can't separate.
attitude believe easily might people polls russians toward ukraine
Polls show the attitude of Russians toward Ukraine has deteriorated lately. So, people might easily believe that Ukrainians want to do them harm.
popular russian
(Motherland's policies) are very, very popular with the Russian people.
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There is clearly a policy shift underway. We're talking about a bad trend; not just a cooling but a deterioration in relations.
behind political
He was a big-time political operator, behind many political developments, not least Yeltsin's re-election in 1996.