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'..Mr. Harper said Mr. Putin had “crossed the Rubicon”..'

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'..the point of no return..'

<blockquote>'..he spoke with NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, who told The Globe that Mr. Harper said Mr. Putin had “crossed the Rubicon” – a military reference often used to suggest someone has passed the point of no return..'

- Ukraine presents Conservatives with unprecedented foreign policy challenge, March 2, 2014</blockquote>


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<blockquote>(War, Ukraine - Russia) - '..Russian .. military occupation..' - Carl Bildt

'..asset freezes, on Russian business..'

'..after speaking with Mr. Putin [Merkel] was not sure he was in touch with reality..'</blockquote>