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The World in Brief from The Economist
Biden condemns nukes in Belarus; African leaders in Russia, and more
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Joe Biden called Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus “totally irresponsible”, but said it would not ease Ukraine’s accession to NATO, as “they’ve got to meet the same standards.”
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