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Sensemaker: From Russia with denial

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  • Russia said it would open humanitarian corridors out of four besieged cities, days after its forces near Mariupol broke two ceasefires within hours of announcing them.
  • Anonymous, the hackers’ collective, claimed to have interrupted programming on state-run Russian TV to show footage of the destruction of Ukrainian cities.
  • Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, said sanctions could prevent Russia endorsing a new Iranian nuclear deal.

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