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Ukrainian law enforcers at the de-facto administrative border with the occupied Crimea on April 23 detained Vladimir Putin’s “confidant,” a woman who happened to be a holder of a newly-issued biometric passport of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian national was detained during a border crossing routine at the Chonhar checkpoint, head of the prosecutor’s office for Crimea Ihor Ponochovny told 112 Ukraine TV channel.

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