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‘This is a Putin who no longer believes in the west . . . He wants to be feared by the west.’ The frenetic atmosphere around Russian deployments to Ukraine's border has already brought significant dividends for Vladimir Putin. (Free to read)

Kamila Valieva, the teenage Russian figure-skating prodigy, will skate in the women’s individual event at the Winter Olympics despite testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

We’re all suffering from ‘meeting bloat’. Some companies are cutting down on meetings to help employees better navigate burnout and hybrid working. An expert’s tip for managers: ask yourself, ‘Do I really need this meeting?’ And then cancel it.

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