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Putin has argued that Ukraine using these Western-supplied weapons would be tantamount to Nato countries fighting directly with Russia - though Western nations have crossed his "red lines" previously without retaliation.

He asserted that “shackling Israel”—by which he meant refusing to deliver all the arms Israel wants—would be tantamount to “shackling America and all democracies,” adding, in a rising voice, “The hands of the Jewish state will never be shackled.”

In that case, the board might consider their actions to be tantamount to actions by an employer interfering with the workers’ right to vote in a free and fair election.

Another said removal would be tantamount to an admission of wrongdoing and that not all tattooed subgroups actually engage in misconduct.

Even though it would be tantamount to saying I broke the law for family reasons, it would require his testimony.