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In parroting Putin’s falsehoods on Ukraine, propaganda becomes real for Trump
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Of all the claims Mr Trump made over the past week, the allegation that Ukraine started this war remains the most outlandish.
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LONDON – The US is blocking a draft statement by key Western nations seeking to identify Russia as the “aggressor” in the war in Ukraine.
With the third anniversary of the outbreak of the war falling on Feb 24, the Group of Seven, comprising some of the world’s leading economies, planned to release a joint communique laying the blame for the conflict on Russia.
