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Pavel Baev: Putin’s paranoia, more than nuclear weapons and oil, make Russia dangerous

Published Aug. 3, 2021 at 6:15 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to attenf a meeting with the country's Olympic athletes ahead of the Tokyo Games at the Kremlin in Moscow, on June 30, 2021.

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The remarks by United States President Joseph Biden at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence last week (July 27) made a strong but ambivalent impression in Moscow. His warning regarding Russian misinformation and interference in the 2022 mid-term elections in the US was countered with the usual denials.