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Former boxing champion Ugas backs Ukraine and condemns Putin

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Yordenis Ugas stressed the importance of US support and said he would rather pay more for fuel than benefit from purchases of Russian diesel.

Former world boxing champion Yordenis Ugas has voiced support for Ukraine and condemned Vladimir Putin in a post on X, UNIAN reported on October 20. The report did not specify when the post was published.

Ugas described Putin as a threat to Europe and world peace and accused him of refusing to end the war. He also argued that Ukraine could not win without US support, highlighting American intelligence. Those were the boxer's assessments.

Addressing purchases of Russian diesel, Ugas said he would prefer higher fuel prices to savings achieved that way. His comments did not establish the volume of any fuel deliveries or whether particular shipments had taken place.

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