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“The actions of these British propagandists are irresponsible.”
Russian Foreign Ministry, 2025, sanctioning Adrian Goldberg, John Sweeney, Zarina Zabrisky, Paul Conroy, Caolan Robertson and Benjamin Tallis
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Reform UK, 2024
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