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Russian presidential envoy describes situation around Ukraine as "checkmate"

TASS17 October 2026, 14:10 UTCRussia

Kirill Dmitriev gave a comment on a post where independent UK political observer David Vance suggested that US President Donald Trump will no longer "allow Zelensky to play war games at a huge cost to the globe"

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