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SWIFT Ban Is Like Using A Cruise Missile

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met internationally with increasing lists of sanctions, while NATO members are increasing their (belated) military support to Kyiv. Many critics believe that current SWIFT removal threats of some Russian banks, politicians, and companies, are not enough. There are elements in some European countries …

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Azerbaijan And Russia Sign Declaration On Allied Cooperation – Analysis

On February 22, just two days before Russian tanks and missiles started crossing the Ukrainian border, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and President Vladimir Putin of Russia signed a declaration in Moscow vowing to upgrade their bilateral relations to an allied level (Azertag, February 22). The 43-article document promotes their …

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Cold War Vs. Hot War In 2022

February 2022 will go down in human history as a large-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine. After the Second World War, there were no military actions on the territory of Europe on such a scale as is happening on the territory of Ukraine. The Russian–Ukrainian war has its own post-Soviet history. …

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