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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Sengupta

Ukraine: Man named by UK as Putin’s choice to run Kyiv puppet regime says claim ‘fake news’

Reuters

The man the British government named as being Vladimir Putin’s choice to lead a puppet regime in Ukraine after a Russian invasion has said he will take legal action over the “absurd but very damaging fantasy” which has led to threats against him and his family.

Speaking to The Independent, Yevhen Murayev asked the UK authorities to produce evidence he is colluding with the Kremlin to lead a regime of collaborators in the country.

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