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Ray McGovernRussia & Ukraine: The Critical Hour – A Light Conversation on Dark SubjectsRay McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, and retired 27-year career CIA whose tasks included preparing and briefing The President’s Daily Brief and leading the Soviet Foreign Policy Branchhttps://raymcgovern.com/2022/02/19/russia-ukraine-the-critical-hour-a-light-conversation-on-dark-subjects/Moon of AlabamaRussia Is Pressing For More Concessions While Donbas Heats Uphttps://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/russia-is-pressing-for-more-concessions-while-donbas-heats-up.htmlRT (Russian state-sponsored media)Putin warned the West, but the West didn't listenPaul Robinson | Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of

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