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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Earlier Tuesday, Eduard Basurin, a spokesman for the Russia-backed separatists in the Donbas region, said that assault groups had moved into Azovstal in a bid to uproot the Ukrainian troops following bombing and artillery barrage.___COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Danes need to be independent of Russian gas "as quickly as possible," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday, adding the Scandinavian country "must develop as much renewable energy as can be done.
48% : Henkel initially announced in early March that it would freeze future investment plans in Russia, stop advertising in state media and cancel all sponsoring activities in the country but would continue "for now" to supply essential goods in Russia.___UNITED NATIONS --
40% : The European Union, of which Greece is a member, has adopted a wide range of sanctions against Russia over the latter's invasion of Ukraine, designed to pressure the Russian economy and the government of President Vladimir Putin.
40% : Japan has been quick in joining the United States and European Union in imposing sanctions against Russia and supporting Ukraine and its people because Tokyo fears the impact its invasion could have on East Asia, where China has been increasingly pushing its own territorial claims.___KYIV, Ukraine --

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