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Google, whose Russian subsidiary last week submitted a declaration of bankruptcy, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on February 24, saying it had to defuse a threat to its security and protect Russian speakers from persecution, in what Moscow calls a “special military operation”.Roskomnadzor also said YouTube had permitted content promoting extremist views and calls for children to participate in unauthorised protests.