Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Fyodor Lukyanov: Putin’s Ukraine gambit paying off
President Vladimir Putin's request last week that the Federation Council revoke his right to use military force in Ukraine marks the end of the first phase of that county's international crisis. Russia has played a key role in those events, and so it makes sense to sum up the interim results: what was gained, what was lost and whether it was worth the effort.