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[R B Garr]

11. I thought the article was sloppy, but it was an opinion piece as you said.

That's pretty much why I don't put a lot into written pieces, but especially Russian propaganda (I know that was the Guardian). My thoughts are that Putin is making land grabs that are not welcome by his neighbors. The "military expansionism" meme about Nato is misleading. Nato and RAF have scrambled jets to intercept Russian aircraft at unacceptable rates now. Yesterday, I saw a Lithuanian official say they don't believe a word Putin says and they don't want him there, but they are too small to protect themselves. I would agree with that official and not believe anything Putin says, but again, I go more from broadcast news and not written pieces.