As Andrew Wilson of the European Council on Foreign Relations argues, the West should avoid giving the impression that it would be happy for Mr Yanukovich to undercut freedom in the name of restoring stability.

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Insiders tell CNN that Netanyahu's willingness to pull Israeli troops out of even a portion of the West Bank could make an important impression in other Arab capitals.

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When she did, West told TIME, she was left with the impression that there was nothing more than "mutual affection" between Willey and Clinton, not a sexual encounter and nothing in any way upsetting.

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And the impression I think left after the President's speech at West Point said this was something that was going to be happening within six months.

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The impression Mr Ahmadinejad wished to convey, of a culturally expansive Iran, was an answer to the West's campaign to isolate the country which may soon receive fresh impetus in the form of beefed-up UN sanctions.

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