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Oleksandra Matviichuk accuses Trump of financing Russia’s war

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Oleksandra Matviichuk accuses Trump of financing Russia’s warMykola Swarnyk · CC BY-SA 4.0

Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and director of the Centre for Civil Liberties, accuses Donald Trump of financing Russia’s war by enabling Moscow to earn revenue through a diesel supply deal and the lifting of sanctions. The funds could be used to buy missiles and drones, she said in an interview with France 24.

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