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19 February 2022

9:00 AM

19 February 2022

9:00 AM

Putin’s poker game

If the latest warnings of a Russian invasion of Ukraine prove right, you’ll be reading this as Europe’s greatest crisis since Hitler’s attack on Poland unfolds: Western intelligence leaks show an invasion planned for Wednesday February 16, using a false flag justification. ‘My guess is he will move in,’ was Joe Biden’s casual observation.

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Mark Higgie is The Spectator Australia European correspondent and was Australia’s ambassador to the EU and Nato.

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