Russian President Vladimir Putin took to television yesterday to assert the right to use military force in eastern Ukraine, which he repeatedly referred to as “new Russia,” reports the New York Times. The Financial Times details Putin’s recent moves to bring back Soviet propaganda to increase popular support for military excursions. And the Christian Science Monitor reports on tri-lateral talks to start today between the U.S., E.U., and Russia. 

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