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EdmondDantes_

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42. Russia and China have other reasons for that

Reply to relayerbob (Reply #38)

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 08:19 PM

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They both would be happy taking Zelinskyy or the head of Taiwan. They don't care if Trump gets richer.

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