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Conflict Zone

Stakes are high over Ukraine crisis, but Putin is 'not a gambler'

The Russian president is a "calculated player" and "very much aware about all dangers," says Fyodor Lukyanov, a Russian foreign policy expert based in Moscow. For what is the Kremlin risking so much, and why now?

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