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2024-10-26 18:45:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 838BDA350FFF7677C450475D9BF6E580201D7066884206B184FA38B1A13939D5
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The russian language is not banned in Odesa or in Ukraine as a whole, but is commonly spoken in public. Russian officials often claim that Ukraine has banned Russian and persecute people who speak Russian, and that this justifies Russia's war of aggression and occupation. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/08/sergey-lavrov/russian-has-not-been-banned-ukraine-despite-repeat/
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