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'the colonel has been reined back in'

Russian state TV military analyst backpedals criticism of Ukraine invasion

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Senate confirms Bridget Brink as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine

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back again

U.S. reopens embassy in Kyiv

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Losing faith

Russia's failed Ukraine river crossing has pro-Russia war bloggers griping

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Why 'the Russian army just isn't very good'

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