Putin’s Play for the Western Right
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At his annual conference with foreign international-affairs experts, Vladimir Putin ranted about cancel culture and gay-pride parades. He’s trying to unite the global right.
Also: We’re keeping an eye on the story from San Francisco about a brutal attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul. The suspect, now in custody, was apparently looking for the speaker, who was not at home. Paul Pelosi was seriously injured. For more, read my colleague David Graham’s story on the assault, ”January 6 Never Ended.”
And here are three more new stories from The Atlantic.
- A political party unhinged from truth
- There may be no Twitter comeback for Trump.
- The first minute of every phone call is torture now.
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For nearly two decades, Russian President Vladimir Putin has held an annual event called the Valdai Discussion
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