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During Today’s UN Blow-Up, A Russian Official Made Revealing Remarks About What Moscow Says It Wants

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 23: (RUSSIA OUT): Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference at the Moscow Manege, on December 23, 2021, in Moscow, Russia. More than 500 journalists were inv... MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 23: (RUSSIA OUT): Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference at the Moscow Manege, on December 23, 2021, in Moscow, Russia. More than 500 journalists were invited to Vladimir Putin's end-of-year marathon press conference. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) MORE LESS

January 31, 2022 3:27 p.m.

Russian officials keep harping on one thing in the Ukraine crisis. And it came up again today, during a fiery blow-up between Russia’s and the U.S.’s ambassadors to the UN.

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