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Russia, Ukraine
Vadim Rabinovich champions fellow parliamentarians' pro-Russia cause in Moscow

Ukrainian MP Vadim Rabinovich. © Andrei Ratmirov/TASS via Reuters Connect

Ukrainian MP Rabinovich, a staunch defender of the pro-Russia faction within Kyiv's Rada, met with longtime Putin aide Dmitry Kozak last week. Both men have close ties to Kremlin-friendly Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk. [...]

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Spotlight | Ukraine
Kyiv seeks to harness oligarchs to war effort

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