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An outspoken Kremlin adviser accused the United States on Thursday of trying to stoke a military conflict between Russia and European nations over Ukraine for its own economic gain. Sergey Glazyev, an economic adviser to President Vladimir Putin with responsibility for ties with Ukraine, said the United States' economy and global standing had benefited in the past from wars in Europe.

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