EADaily, August 9th, 2026. According to Viktor Vodolatsky, first deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, the loud statements of the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK Valery Zaluzhny are connected with his desire to take the place of Vladimir Zelensky.
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