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2024-01-14 17:29:17 UTC - HELPFUL
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It’s unlikely Ukraine shelled Belgorod with cluster munitions, but Russia has used them to cause many hundreds of civilian casualties, a war crime. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-67838996?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=65906037f825603c1a38143a%26Russia%20asks%20Czech%20representative%20to%20attend%20UN%20meeting%262023-12-30T20%3A09%3A10.543Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:be7cc2c9-f8b5-45d3-9c8d-ace91542500f&pinned_post_asset_id=65906037f825603c1a38143a&pinned_post_type=share https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/09/06/russia-denies-its-widespread-use-cluster-munitions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_cluster_munitions_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine The deputy chair of Putin’s security council often posts threats and disinfo. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/medvedev-echoes-putins-dangerous-ukraine-obsession/ https://www.rferl.org/a/medvedev-end-diplomacy-russia/31725038.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/russia-security-boss-medvedev-blasts-west-dangles-nuclear-threat/102138888 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/putin-ally-makes-ominous-nuclear-threat/ar-AA1mOIms Ukraine calls it drunk shitposting. https://www.politico.eu/article/stop-drunk-post-social-media-ukraine-russia-dmitry-medvedev-dmytro-kuleba/
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