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Russia should halt attack against Ukraine and talk

Ukrainians living in Cyprus take part in an anti-war protest in front of the Russian embassy after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Nicosia, Cyprus February 24, 2022. [Reuters, Yiannis Kourtoglou]

After weeks and months of escalating tensions and despite French President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic shuttle in a bid to prevent war, Russia yesterday launched a wide-ranging attack on its neighbour Ukraine. The invasion came a day after the United States and its European allies announced sanctions in a bid to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to return to the negotiating table.

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