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No, Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife doesn’t have a ‘Russian passport’

A video circulating on X, as well as several Russian media claims Olena Zelenska’s Russian passport was discovered in a raid of the couple’s flat in occupied Crimea. However there are several inconsistencies suggesting its inauthenticity, including the photograph and serial number. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake

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