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Confused about Ukraine? Raise Your UQ With These Stories

Some essential background reading on the crisis in Ukraine:

  • Tim Synder on the haze of propaganda and the ongoing debate over whether the Ukraine protests constituted a coup d’etat
  • Julia Ioffe on why Putin is occupying Crimea and what the West can do about it (hint: nothing) 

 

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