• BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca
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        5 days ago

        For sure, but the argument being made here isn’t that Medvedev is speaking truth, but that he can be referred to with “Russia says.” Which, yeah, he’s a mouthpiece for the Russian government, so that checks out, accuracy of the statement notwithstanding.

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          4 days ago

          I may have gotten a little angry after reading all of the first comments on this post. So I’d like to apologize.