housekremlin sarotte swears hardball eastward justifies stalemate illegitimate compellingly 900 inch contacts insists facade pulling undermining nato deployment confrontation vladimir betrayed putins washingtons clashes

renewed expand overcame putin alliances partnership conclusion borders bitter curtain successfully berlin sobering prize damage friendship relations bush happen necessary 1990s infrastructure promise

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