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There is crisis in Europe, where Russia is the principle intriguer and player, which affects a major source of international business and flow of capital.

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Zbigniew Brzezinski
Age: 89 †
Born: 1928
Born: March 28
Died: 2017
Died: May 26
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Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski
Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński
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