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Rated by Participant: 402DC23553D4A71A5B3F73430AF4B549C73597624A2BDD245632BF8BE55D08DC
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Biletsky denied ever making such remarks and said that it was a fake quotation fabricated by Sergey Lavrov to defame him. English: https://khpg.org/en/1443479556 Ukrainian: https://gordonua.com/publications/bileckiy-polovina-lyudey-kotorie-voyevali-za-ukrainu-razgovarivaet-na-russkom-jazike-507346.html In 2018, The Guardian reported that Biletsky "has toned down his rhetoric in recent years". English: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/12/16/ukraine-deradicalized-its-extremist-troops-now-they-might-be-preparing-a-counteroffensive/?sh=7fb00d9f692d English: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/nationalities-papers/article/between-frontline-and-parliament-ukrainian-political-parties-and-irregular-armed-groups-in-20142019/90BAFE7AA179511DA2B58240D943D8C4#
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