Attempts by some in the West, including in the United States, to adopt a realpolitik approach and to conduct 'business as usual' with the Putin regime contradict the most basic values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Nemtsov criticizes Western approaches to dealing with Putin's regime.
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