America reported seeing russian troops move away from kiev, but president joe byden was skeptical too. Gresise, nacose isesitrititrediv torne isa, menuli, visi, roci vinina, don base, sdovirate mosna luse concret resultat in a message last night. There are concerns that the evident pullback may represent a diversionary tactic. But it's clear that russia's plan on the ground is changing.
It appears that Russian forces are withdrawing from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, to focus on the eastern region of Donbas. We examine what the shifting tactics signify. A court in Singapore has refused to strike a colonial-era anti-gay law from its books, despite the fact it is never enforced; we ask why. And what’s behind Bolivia’s preponderance of contraband Japanese cars.
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