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The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has published audio tapes of telephone conversations with top Kremlin advisor Sergei Glazyev, allegedly recorded two years ago. (The Russian audio is available on YouTube here.)

Ukrainian officials say Glazyev can be heard discussing preparations for the secessionist referendum in Crimea, as well the organization of unrest in Donetsk, Odessa, and Kharkov. Kiev says the recordings prove that the Kremlin is guilty of “encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and unleashing a war of aggression.”

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