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After more than two years of intense fighting in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday reasserted Moscow’s claimed right to rule over its neighbour. At most, the future of western Ukraine is unclear, Lavrov told several Russian broadcasters in an interview in Moscow. Otherwise, there will only be a Ukraine “that is truly Russian, that wants to be part of the Russian world, that wants to speak Russian and educate its children,” he said. There was no question of any alternative, according to Lavrov, 74, who has served as foreign minister since 2004 and is a staunch supporter …

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