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Ievgen Klopotenko

First Crimea, then Donbas, now Borscht

Ievgen Klopotenko is a Ukrainian chef, television presenter, entrepreneur, and public activist. He has studied international relations and is an official ambassador of vocational education reform in Ukraine.

Klopotenko discusses his campaign to have borscht recognised as Ukraine's national dish, and expresses outrage at Russia's attempts to claim borscht as its own.

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