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PUTIN AND THE NIGHT WOLVES: the new russian foreign policy :-)))) HAHAHA

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The Opinion Pages   |  CONTRIBUTING OP-ED WRITER Putin and the Night Wolves vs. Poland, WOW... Masha Gessen   MAY 10, 2016 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Share Tweet Email More Save 101 Photo Credit Melinda Beck The Night Wolves isn’t just any motorcycle club; it’s the motorcycle club that’s shaping Russia’s foreign policy. Late last month, after Poland banned the Night Wolves from riding across the country, Moscow summoned the Polish ambassador to inform her that the Kremlin was interpreting the denial of entry as a hostile act that will have consequences for which Poland will bear sole responsibility. An official note from the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Poland’s position was particularly egregious for two reasons: because it was an “insult to the memory of those who fell fighting against Nazism,” and because a couple of weeks earlier Russia had allowed Polish officials to enter the country to honor the site where Polish leaders had died in a 2010 plane