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100			_a Kendall-Taylor, Andrea and Kofman, Michael _950998
245			_aPutin’s point of no return: How an unchecked Russia will challenge the West
260			_aForeign Affairs
300			_a 104(1), Jan-Feb, 2025: p72-87
520			_aOn August 6, 2024, Ukrainian forces launched a surprise cross-border offensive into Russia’s Kursk region—the biggest foreign incursion into Russian territory since World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s response was telling. Days after Ukraine’s offensive, Putin railed against the United States and Europe. “The West is fighting us with the hands of the Ukrainians,” he said, reiterating his view that Russia’s war in Ukraine is in fact a proxy battle with the West. But he initiated no immediate military counterattack. Putin was unwilling to divert substantial numbers of troops away from their operations in eastern Ukraine even to recover territory back home. – Reproduced https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/putins-point-no-return
773			_aForeign Affairs
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