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The area around the Lubyanka, the headquarters of Russia's intelligence services - the FSB - in Moscow.

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The Astana Economic Forum addressed all the issues expected of an international summit: inclusivity, sustainability, security, change. But outside the conference hall, cracks seemed to be appearing