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2023-07-28 13:08:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9F3480F1A63EED13E60FE1E197087D46CBF41B0F75B419D1D2502EABBAF6E0B6
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This is incorrect, there was no new debt forgiveness of this magnitude in March. Putin is just repeating an old unproven claim that 20 billion in old UDSSR debt was forgiven during the last decades. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/22/the-arctic-shelf-is-ours-russian-defense-ministry-says-a67843 https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/10/22/is-russia-seizing-its-moment-in-africa-pub-80089
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