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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Rachel Hagan

Vladimir Putin's diplomat QUITS in protest over Ukraine war as Russia backlash grows

One of Putin's key allies has quit his role at the UN in a rare political resignation, declaring "'never have I been so ashamed of my country."

Boris Bondarev, Counsellor at Russia's permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva, has quit his role citing concerns and disagreements with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

He declared that Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is "the most serious crime against the people of Russia ".

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