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6 Jun, 6 tweets, 1 min read

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1401450641071955968

And yet Germany wants to complete Nord Stream II and the US is waiving sanctions. How is any of that standing against Russia?

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1401450641071955968

Austria's former foreign minister danced with Putin at her wedding and is now on the board of Rosneft.

The only EU countries that are serious about standing up to Russia are the Baltic states.

The UK has given Putin the biggest gift he could have imagined - Brexit.

And UEFA moved Euro 2020 matches from Dublin to St. Petersburg because Russia has fewer Covid safety precautions.

A Russian oligarch plans to float his £3.5 billion gold empire despite a clampdown on foreign listings.

Alexey Mordashov and his two sons will cash in close to £1 billion by listing Nordgold, which is eyeing a spot on the FTSE 100. thetimes.co.uk/article/alarm-…

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