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2025-03-03 18:11:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4F17A8C1383AB64C1F983712B4BFD97DB440406FD8596FCFF116C9AF044B588B
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Misleading: all areas of Ukraine, including with a majority of russian speakers, voted overwhelmingly to part from russia in the 1991 referendum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Ukrainian_independence_referendum Attempting to link language with national appartenance is a common russian propaganda narrative to justify the invasion. https://procon.bg/bg/system/files/21.3.33_brotherly_love.pdf https://www.weareukraine.info/special/russia-and-ukraine-are-not-brothers-here-are-6-reasons-why/ https://it4sec.org/article/excessive-brotherly-love-fraternity-russians-and-ukrainians-russian-propaganda-narrative
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