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U.S. Relocates Embassy Operations In Ukraine As Russia Threatens To Invade

It is really hard to embarrass the Kremlin. They have a tendency to out-brazen and to basically deny everything.

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By Andrew S. Weiss
Published on Feb 14, 2022

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Andrew S. Weiss

James Family Chair, Vice President for Studies

Andrew S. Weiss is the James Family Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees research on Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. His graphic novel biography of Vladimir Putin, Accidental Czar: the Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin, was published by First Second/Macmillan in 2022.

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