LE FIGARO.
- Vladimir Putin has launched a military operation, as announced by the Americans.
Is this finally the worst-case scenario that materializes?
Michel ELTCHANINOFF.
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It's the worst case scenario, especially for the Ukrainians, massively attacked, as the American intelligence services feared.
This Russian aggression against a neighboring country marks the brutal return of war in Europe.
It should be understood that this scenario was written by Vladimir Putin for several years - his statements, sometimes old, testify to this.
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