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Russia-NATO confrontation is coming: Putin will escalate
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Russia-NATO confrontation is coming: Putin will escalate

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: I'm not sympathetic to Putin's position at all. The Russians are 100% responsible for this invasion, but Moscow’s ability to destablize — not just Ukraine, but also a lot of countries across the transatlantic relationship — is real and hasn't yet been experienced or even tested. And I fear that we are going to be testing that moving forward.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
What We're Watching

Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.