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“The leadership of the EU and Nato accuse Russia of provocations on a daily basis, usually without backing this up.”

"your fears are quite groundless

"I have no reason to claim we're on the brink of war, but a line has been crossed, and it's incomparably more dangerous than before,

incursions into enemy territory" French President Emmanuel Macron describes the incursion as "simply unacceptable",

Russia "seeks escalation" and "carries responsibility" for violating Poland's air space.

As an adjective (meaning loyal and firm): "Despite the team's losing streak, she remained a staunch supporter and went to every game." As a verb (meaning to stop a flow, usually blood): "The medic applied pressure to the wound to staunch the bleeding."

1. forces were deployed into position for military action 2. bring into effective action -my job doesn't really allow me fully to deploy my skills

The killing of Kirk laid bare the country's sharp partisan divisions.

I got a subpoena in the mail today.

I saw you canoodling in a park! A fan in the audience proposed to her shortly after photos of her and Trudeau canoodling surfaced.

- it did not take long for scandals to tarnish his image.

after old photos of him in blackface surfaced, forcing him to issue a public apology.

By the end of his tenure, Canadians had grown frustrated with his leadership and were ready to move on.

the internet is very much a dumping ground for the unhinged and unhealed".

The measured roll-out of the relationship also seemed to ease observers into the romance.