staging ground

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Recent Examples of staging ground But the country is also a staging ground for competing Russian and Western interests, even more so since Russia invaded Ukraine and some Russians fled to Georgia to escape political repression. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024 In June 2023, Putin said Russia had deployed some of its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, an ally that’s been a staging ground for Russian attacks on Ukraine. Greg McKenna, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2024 In these diplomatic settings, the Taliban repeatedly promise that Afghan soil will never again serve as a staging ground for terrorism. Graeme Smith, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2022 Less than a year and a half later, Mr. Lukashenko allowed Russia to use his country as a staging ground for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with an abortive thrust south from Belarus toward Kyiv. Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground

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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging%20ground. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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