Russian invasion of Ukraine
”I can’t even comment on such delusion,” says security council deputy chairman, but still recommends ritual disembowelment.
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Ambassador takes aim at Japan’s richest man, questioning the decision to value pants and T-shirts over Ukrainian lives.
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Says that “the trampling of a peaceful and democratic Ukraine by unjustified force is a challenge to democracy.”
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