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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the construction site of the National Space Agency on the premises of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre in Moscow, Russia Source: AAP / Sergei Guneyev/AP

The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency session as part of efforts to show Russia is on its own as western allies intensify their diplomatic campaign.



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