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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin (front L) gestures as Russian President Vladimir Putin (front C), State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS Director General Igor Komarov (front R) and Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of ROSCOSMOS Supervisory committee, Dmitry Rogozin (back) as they visit the reconstructed historical 'Space' pavilion at the VDNH (Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy) multifunctional exhibition centre in Moscow, on April 12, 2018. Russia marks the Cosmonautics Day on 12 April. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Maxim SHIPENKOV

Putin won’t cop it sweet

Vladimir Putin has a dilemma: allow US missiles to hit Moscow’s ally without a response or risk a military clash with America.

The SketchJames Jeffrey
Ambassador of the Russian Federation Grigory Logvinov speaks during a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Canberra, Wednesday, March 28, 2018. The Australian government yesterday announced that it would expel two Russian diplomats over the Skripal poisoning affair. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

A gift for cartoonists

There was indignation. There was accusation. There was more than a little chutzpah. Russia’s ambassador kept the hits coming at his press conference today.

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