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Top Russian official says Poland wants to seize parts of Ukraine

Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia's foreign ministry [File: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]

A top Russian official has suggested that NATO might not be offering Kyiv membership yet because Poland considers western Ukraine part of its territory and intends to invade.

In an interview with Al Jazeera on Tuesday, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said: “There is now an obvious desire of Poland to invade the western part of Ukraine. This is why Ukraine is not invited to NATO.”

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