Vladimir Putin 's oil-fueled government in Russia steadily erodes civil liberties at home , while using its energy clout abroad to try to punish Ukraine and to deflect U.N. pressure on Syria for its murderous campaign against Lebanese democrats and on Iran for its work to develop a nuclear bomb .
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