Trump claims conversation with Putin delayed Russian invasion of Ukraine: ‘Don’t do it'
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Sunak at Ukraine Recovery Conference: 'Russia Must Pay'
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine not only tramples across the UN Charter but across Western ideals of freedom and democracy. That has made the West more united than ever, but support for the mammoth job of rebuilding Ukraine is still needed. Western firms and companies will support Ukraine for now, but Russia must ultimately pay for the damage it has inflicted.
Pro-Russia narrative
The so-called sanctioning of Russian assets is nothing more than state-sponsored theft. In pursuing this strategy, the West shows it's ready to trample on its own principles of the presumption of innocence or the inviolability of private property — all to continue its pursuit of hegemonic aims. However, Russia has plenty of other reliable partners across the world.