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Regional experts also predicted that Russia may look to take advantage of the uncertainty created by James Mattis's resignation as President Trump's defense secretary.
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-russia-war-attack-christmas-1270621
https://www.gazeta.ru/army/2018/12/24/12106177.shtml
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