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Controlling The Narrative

A full year into Russia’s full-scale invasion, an end to this war is not in sight.

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By Gwendolyn Sasse
Published on Feb 15, 2023

The Security Times

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Gwendolyn Sasse
Gwendolyn Sasse

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Sasse is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie Europe. Her research focuses on Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on Ukrainian politics and society, EU enlargement, and comparative democratization.

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