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2024-06-05 19:18:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A4AE94FDE7D35854443672241C33E1DA46AC4C2199BA4F3CA79CEDB0404F4AC4
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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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