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A masterclass in backfiring policies from the Baltics: First Lithuania closes its border with Belarus, then complains when hundreds of its own trucks are stuck there. Now Latvia seizes a €15M Russian building in Riga only to lose €400M worth of properties in Moscow. Can’t wait to see what...

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