The interceptions come as the Houthis report 33 people killed in a coalition air attack on a village near Sanaa.
Vladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner by testing NATO with an attack
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Against a backdrop of his failing and disastrous war in Ukraine, it is difficult to imagine why President Vladimir Putin would further test NATO with an attack.
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- Chris HughesBy Chris Hughes
Against a backdrop of his failing and disastrous war in Ukraine, it is difficult to imagine why President Vladimir Putin would further test NATO with an attack. Russia is suffering a catastrophically-hit economy, dire recruitment issues, an ill-disciplined and incompetent militar…
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