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No one wants the United Nations to suffer the fate of the League of Nations, which collapsed because it lacked real leverage. This is possible if influential countries bypass the United Nations and take military action without Security Council authorization.

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Vladimir Putin
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 7
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