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These days, there’s nothing more unsettling than waking up as a citizen of Russia. I won’t pretend to understand how hard it is for the Ukrainian people, but at least they have a clear conscience. They didn’t start this war — we did, eight years ago. Maybe some of us opposed it, but none of us stopped it back then. Now, let’s do our best.
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