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- At the G20 summit, officials expressed a desire for a "just and durable peace" in Ukraine.
- But a statement on the war was ultimately watered down at Russia's request.
- The Kremlin is no longer described as waging a war "against" Ukraine.
Ukraine is not even a real country, according to Russian propaganda.
The "regime" in Kyiv is illegitimate — the product of a 2014 coup (a popular uprising), never mind the free and fair elections since; today, mere puppets of the West — and its population best understood as lapsed Russians, some of whom have been tricked into believing they actually have their own distinct history and culture.