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To Russia, With Straight Talk

September 26, 2008

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For all those people Russia-side that were hoping, audaciously, that Russo-American tensions would ease should Obama get elected, well, Obama’s talking tough, too. A resurgent Russia, he said, is a threat. Just what the Kremlin hardliners want to hear. Good job.

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Julia Ioffe is a freelance writer based in New York City.