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Putin's Veto Sets Russia Apart

David Hearst, foreign leader writer at the Guardian, puts Russia’s veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent repression into the context of dealing with his own protests at home.

The Guardian
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Foreign Policy
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