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1. Russia and the U.S. establish a hotline in an effort to prevent escalation between the two countries.
   2022-03-07 13:06:12 (First version)
2. Russia and the U.S. establish a hotline in an effort to prevent escalation between the two nuclear powers.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Vladimir Putin is planning "the biggest war in Europe since 1945" and that Russia intends to launch an invasion that will encircle the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
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