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Independent Ukrainian English-language magazine providing an in-depth analysis of Ukraine's political, social and economic affairs. Read us at 👉 ukrainianweek.com In 🇺🇦: tyzhden.ua In 🇫🇷: tyzhden.fr

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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 8h
#SouthKorea Opposition leader Dong-hyuk denounced the 🇰🇷President Lee’s aggressive posture against #Ukraine 🇺🇦: North Korean landmines planted along the border that maimed 🇰🇷 soldiers are more serious, he said. He accused Lee of selective outrage & spending all his time on X (Ilbo).
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 10h
D. Lubinets,🇺🇦Commissioner for Human Rights, published 📽️ today showing civilians trying to leave occupied Oleshky & starvation. He called on international help to save people "while there is still someone to save": "They need more than just statements. They need a safe corridor" #ukraine🇺🇦 #stoprussia
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‼️ Ukraine 🇺🇦 's Defense Forces struck oil facilities in Russia's Samara and Volgograd regions over the past 24H. "We are giving justified responses to Russia's escalation with our own long-range sanctions. Important results are achieved practically every day", V. #Zelensky said. #Ukraine
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
After meeting with #Zelensky in Kyiv, a Japanese delegation asked him about "the world’s most famous selfie spot-where he showed such courage" when Russia tried to invade in 2022: "It was a historic scene that garnered support from the international community" #Ukraine🇺🇦 #Japan🇯🇵
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Russian drone hit a school in #Kyiv's Solomianskyi district today. The children were in the shelter. "Russian scumbags continue attacking life across our country (..) Russia must be held fully accountable for this & receive a response to its strikes", #Zelensky said. #Ukraine🇺🇦
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
‼️ Ukrainians reject giving in to Russia : 77% want to keep fighting 👇 "Resistance is difficult, but capitulation would be suicidal". That is the conclusion of those who refuse to lay down their arms—or give up. #Ukraine 🇺🇦 ukrainianweek.com/ukrainians-r...
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Ukrainians reject giving in to Russia: 77% want to keep fighting - The Ukrainian Week
Despite the bombardment Ukraine is enduring, most Ukrainians still have no intention of giving in to Russia. In Kyiv, opposition to any form of capitulation
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‼️Ukraine received a package of missiles for NASAMS, Zelensky said tonight. « We are speaking with all our partners to ensure that the necessary missiles are also provided for the Patriots ». Merz said also that he’s holding talks about securing deliveries for 🇺🇦’s air defense. 📹59th Brigade of 🇺🇦 USF
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Stop the Russian Occupation" A march was held in #Berlin on Monday, calling for the rescue of residents of occupied #Oleshky, facing humanitarian disaster, suffering from a penury of food, water & medicine. Protesters called to international aid & evacuation routes. #Ukraine 🇺🇦
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why South Korea summoned Ukraine🇺🇦’s ambassador after Zelensky publicly talk about the transfer of 2 North Korean POWs to 🇰🇷 to protest against Kyiv's "disclosure", forgetting he announced himself on June that South Korea will accept ​all North Korean ‌prisoners of war? (Reuters)
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
‼️Ukrainian forces liberated Ridkodub, Nove & Katerynivka villages in Donetsk Oblast as part of the ongoing Operation #Vivaldi, Brigadier-General A. Biletskyi said today, as well as 51 square kms, bringing the total of 🇺🇦 territory retaken to 176 square kms. #Ukraine #StopRussia
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨Natalia, the assistant of Volodymyr Horbulin, Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 🇺🇦, was killed by the russian strike on the building in Kyiv today, report said, as he was injured. The Russians also struck a medical facility in the center of the city. #stoprussia #ukraine
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences of #Ukraine in the center of #Kyiv on September 28. The strike on the Shevchenkivskyi district killed at least a woman report said. «Terror must never be normalized, anywhere. Russia must be held accountable», Zelensky said.
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‼️ 🇺🇦 Forces delivered around 4 tons of food to residents of Oleshky, distributing supplies to 100 locations across the city with drones, Military Administration said today. "The hardship & suffering of people caught in occupied territories demand international action", EU official stated. #ukraine
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
«People in temporarily occupied Oleshky are starving»,🇺🇦MFA said today, as reports emerged from the city: civilians are being forced to survive by eating grass & weeds, while medicines, clean water, electricity & medical assistance are becoming increasingly inaccessible. #Ukraine #stoprussia
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"The Western far right and Putin’s Russia share a common objective: to undermine the political system that exists in the West" 👇 Bulldozer war: why the West is losing faith—and what it means for #Ukraine 🇺🇦 ukrainianweek.com/ukraine-war-...
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Bulldozer war: why the West is losing faith—and what it means for Ukraine - The Ukrainian Week
In 2024, the British historian Niall Ferguson, a professor at Stanford and the London School of Economics, published an essay titled “We’re All Soviets Now”,
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
« The best sound is when it’s quiet » : a 24-year-old tank commander on war 👇🇺🇦 ukrainianweek.com/the-best-sou...
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
TikTok’s AI disinformation machine: new front in the information war 👇 ukrainianweek.com/tiktok-disin...
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TikTok’s AI disinformation machine: new front in the information war - The Ukrainian Week
Let’s imagine a typical morning for a Ukrainian TikTok user. Open the app and, by default, you land on the “For You” feed. What appears there is known only to
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
« We speak about weapons & defense. But Ukrainians did not choose this war. We chose not to die, not to lose our country, our families, not to lose our independence, our freedom », #Zelensky said in front of the General Assembly of the United Nations. #Ukraine🇺🇦 #UNGA #StopRussia
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the UN General Assembly & world leaders on Wednesday. Ukraine is seeking additional air defenses, support for 🇺🇦’s energy infrastructure and help protecting food exports through the Black Sea, report said. #stoprussia #UNGA #ukraine
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"We must defend Ukrainians more than ever, as winter approaches. We must defend them on the energy front, we must them to secure more interceptors & protect their civilian population",🇫🇷 President E. Macron said today in front of the UN General Assembly. #Ukraine🇺🇦 #France #UNGA
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"No amount of reporting from #Ukraine 🇺🇦 can make the West understand what it means to live through war", Danish writer & former UN diplomat Janne Teller said 👇 ukrainianweek.com/janne-teller...
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
V. #Zelensky just arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly : "Around 20 meetings are planned, including with the U.S. President (..) #Ukraine🇺🇦’s number 1 priority is bringing peace closer & protecting the lives of our people (..) We are working to strengthen air defense"
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
‼️🇺🇦 Forces liberated the settlements of Shandryholove & Derylove, established full control over Drobysheve (Donetsk region), as part of the #Vivaldi operation, commander of #Ukraine's 3d Army Corps Biletskyi said, adding that 125 square kms of territory returned under 🇺🇦 control.
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
‼️ Moscow oblast came under a large-scale drone attack overnight, local authorities stated. The Moscow oil refinery was struck, report said, and caught fire following the attack, according to an OSINT analysis, including a warehouse complex. #Ukraine
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A young Ukrainian videographer and photographer named Anatoly created and posted these hypnotic images yesterday—without AI—near #Dnipro. "A creative photo shoot", he said. A teaser for a new *Dune* ? or "when you can't find the words". 📽️ v_anatoliy_v 🇺🇦 #Ukraine #Дніпро
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Fear is a current—you have to let it pass through you", says ‘Ninth’, a 🇺🇦 soldier. On #Ukraine’s Independence Day, he was awarded the Defence Ministry’s Knight’s Cross, one of several decorations he received for his combat missions around Pokrovsk 👇 ukrainianweek.com/reconnaissan...
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“Fear is a current—you have to let it pass through you,” says ‘Ninth’, a Ukrainian soldier - The Ukrainian Week
Yevhen, 44, is a reconnaissance soldier with the 32nd Separate Mechanised Steel Brigade. He is from the southern Ukrainian city of Nikopol and worked in
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"No amount of reporting from #Ukraine 🇺🇦 can make the West understand what it means to live through war", Danish writer & former UN diplomat Janne Teller said. ukrainianweek.com/janne-teller...
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Janne Teller: “No amount of reporting from Ukraine can make the West understand what it means to live through war” - The Ukrainian Week
— I believe that, at its best, literature can nourish the soul. My experience of literature in Mozambique was so profound that, although we usually talk about
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🇺🇸 U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill imposing sanctions on Russia and Iran, named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham & sent the legislation to D. Trump for signature. "We can stop Putin by depriving him of the resources to continue this war", 🇺🇦 MFA said. #ukraine #usa
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ukrainian forces struck the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery, An-12, 2 An-26s and 3 helicopters in Rostov overnight, Volodymyr Zelensky said : "Every day, we respond to aggression. Russia must choose peace." The Slavneft-YANOS refinery is among the 5 largest russian refineries. #Ukraine🇺🇦
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Russian state assets frozen in Europe will never be returned to Russia. In the future, they can be used as war reparations or to help #Ukraine rebuild, or they can be used already now to prevent further destruction", 🇵🇱 Foreign Minister Sikorski said in at the 🇪🇺 Future Forum. #poland
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Nikopol "Russians struck a bus with a drone. 5 people were killed on the spot & 7 injured", report said on September 16. "When such savage Russian killings occur every day, it is important that sanctions measures in response to the war be strong", Volodymyr Zelensky stated. #ukraine
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"#Europe's restraint has not stopped Russia's escalation, instead, it has encouraged the Kremlin to test how far it can go. The #EU therefore needs to move from responding to hybrid attacks to deterring them", Lithuanian 🇱🇹 Member of the European 🇪🇺 Parliament Rasa Juknevičienė said today.
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
‼️🇺🇦 forces launched an offensive in the Donetsk region, cleared 75 sq kms of Russian infiltration groups and recaptured a further 10 sq km, Andrii Biletskyi said on September 15. "Our operation is called ‘Vivaldi.’ And as we know, Vivaldi has 4 seasons. And this is only the first of them." #ukraine🇺🇦
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An Italian NATO fighter ​jet shot down a drone over Lithuania on Tuesday morning, the 🇱🇹 national crisis centre said. A drone alert was issued earlier in ​Vilnius & surrounding region. The drone, likely entered from Belarus, was shot down near Kaunas, the 2d-largest city (Reuters).
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Only if Washington could ensure ‌Moscow was genuinely ready to end its war on Ukraine" Ukraine 🇺🇦 will support energy ceasefire if US ensures Moscow's intent, Zelensky said. He made his comments in a 📹 after Trump said that Ukraine and Russia had both agreed not to hit each ​other's energy targets.
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"If Russia succeeds, this will have unpredictable & unprecedented consequences for all of us, including Germany. And that’s the reason why I’m standing here very firm, very clear & not willing to go back one centimeter", German Chancellor Merz said today at the Arctic security summit in Finland.
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🇺🇦 Defence Forces struck overnight the Slavyansky oil refinery, involved in supplying the russian army & the russian Taneco oil refinery in Tatarstan : "Operations against key enemy military targets are ongoing (..) To be continued!", 🇺🇦 General staff said. #ukraine #stoptrussia
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Russia killed 2 people & injured 25, striking a residential building on Sept. 12 in Odesa. Russia killed at least 11 people & injured 96 across #Ukraine over the past day. "Russian terrorism is a common threat to many, but it definitely can & must be defeated in🇺🇦", Zelensky said.
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Ukrainian national anthem was heard today during a ceremony marking the start of the school year for children at the 🇺🇦 Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile in #London. « Because #Ukraine resonates where the voices of its children are heard ». 📹:supportukraineuk🇺🇦
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
‼️Ukrainian Defence Forces struck the "KuibyshevAzot" chemical plant in Tolyatti overnight, targeting a major supplier of Russia's war industry, 900 km deep into Russia, Unmanned Systems Forces said today: «DeepStrike—systematically neutralizing ru military potential». #Ukraine🇺🇦
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🥇 🇺🇦 Yaroslava Mahuchikh made history & became the 1st athlete to complete the triple crown of titles, adding the Ultimate trophy to her Olympic & World golds, clearing 1.99m in the high jump. "The triple 👑 is complete", World Athletics said. #WorldAthleticsUltimate #Ukrain
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"There will need to be concrete evidence that flying through Russian airspace is dangerous (..) That could come in the form of further incidents involving civilian aircraft being damaged" Battle for Russia’s skies: #Ukraine’s new tool to pressure Moscow👇 ukrainianweek.com/battle-for-r...
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Battle for Russia’s skies: Ukraine’s new tool to pressure Moscow - The Ukrainian Week
On 1 September 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned international airlines, insurers and anyone still flying through Russian airspace that
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"There will need to be concrete evidence that flying through Russian airspace is dangerous (..) That could come in the form of further incidents involving civilian aircraft being damaged" Battle for Russia’s skies: #Ukraine’s new tool to pressure Moscow 👇 ukrainianweek.com/battle-for-r...
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Battle for Russia’s skies: Ukraine’s new tool to pressure Moscow - The Ukrainian Week
On 1 September 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned international airlines, insurers and anyone still flying through Russian airspace that
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
‼️🇺🇦General Staff confirmed that #Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the russian Makhachkala seaport in the Republic of Dagestan on Sept.10, & at least 3 enemy vessels yesterday: the Zheleznyakov minesweeper, the Admiral Essen frigate & the Project 11711 Morgunov large landing ship.
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
‼️On Sept. 9, units of the 🇺🇦 SOF successfully struck 2 russian major gas facilities located in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Region. 🇺🇦drones covered more than 3000. «Every such strike reduces Russia’s ability to delay the decisions needed for diplomacy», V. Zelensky said. #Ukraine
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"#Hungary 🇭🇺 has for the first time officially declared Russia a threat to European security, to Hungary itself and to the Hungarian minority in #Ukraine 🇺🇦" Hungary calls Russia a threat : what’s behind Budapest’s new course ? 👇 ukrainianweek.com/hungary-russ...
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Hungary calls Russia a threat: what’s behind Budapest’s new course? - The Ukrainian Week
Hungary has for the first time officially declared Russia a threat to European security, to Hungary itself and to the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. It has
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
‼️ #Germany will send Patriot air defence missiles to #Ukraine from its national stocks, Defence Minister B. Pistorius said on Tuesday. Speaking at a videoconference of nations supporting 🇺🇦, he said that he decided to "deliver urgently" additional PAC-2 interceptor missiles.
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In #Kyiv, at night, a young Ukrainian woman artist recorded herself singing at her window, embroidering her voice around the sound of an air raid alert. #київ #українськамузика #тривога #Ukraine🇺🇦 📽️: V. Furman
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"The real shock for Europe should be not the U.S. administration’s antics, but their results : self-inflicted political, military and diplomatic weakness for the #US" Assisted suicide: Trump’s America👇 ukrainianweek.com/witkoff-puti...
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Assisted suicide: Trump’s America - The Ukrainian Week
The nauseating sight of the American envoy Steve Witkoff fawning on Vladimir Putin this weekend should have been a shock. Also shocking: Witkoff and his
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The Ukrainian Week @theukrainianweek.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
«How can Putin want peace if he tried to bomb the airport you were supposed to land in?». The question was asked today to S. Witkoff by a journalist, adding «Powerful people repeating war criminal lies should be asked difficult questions by journalists». #Ukraine #StopRussia #USA
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