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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

when you have to depend upon a mercenary group in order to achieve national policy goals then you ride the back of a tiger, Mr. Putin.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/world/europe/wagner-group-cemetery-russia-ukraine.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqIhkSVUZBybKWsIjolqLmOLI2LF7mXbxKiWPDDlYyPkNRoON_krRaLByIsEuxC-aTZpcM6UmRfp_iO9DOkgnAy-Znqy5orVXaSMktdD0GWosw5PGWb1_qG-2MGW1duk6yLbis1fbaGbsRK2I2HI-JwthpsNiIV-tjiMD1b6FRrAuoqR22PgqAZF9VG1AMHHM56-0fk04bNaWbRjc6B00W_VZXVzQm92c7rECdWZCGA6MDSM_sStntoQqaJ5AN73_LhUhZMP-nbwbb2RtJ4yvDJQ3LJPG-CQyeXLI2HVx4M6jm9z5Jw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare