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2024-06-05 19:05:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3D6C9C6251E97B0041A09431D4AB5E3269AB36EA44A113AF387371704460858B
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There is no evidence of this claim. It is often repeated by Russian sources, but there are no facts to support it. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/08/sergey-lavrov/russian-has-not-been-banned-ukraine-despite-repeat/ Russia, however, has been accused of suppressing the use of Ukrainian in territories that it has illegally invaded: https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-suppressing-ukrainian-language-occupied-230300159.html
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