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Lavrov calls Ukrainian strikes on Azov shipping 'worse than piracy'
Russia's foreign minister denounces Ukrainian attacks on vessels in the Sea of Azov as 'pure terrorism.' The remarks reframe a grinding naval campaign as economic warfare, with commercial shipping caught in the middle.

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