Polygraph
Friday 7 July 2023
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Medvedev Is Wrong: Russian Authorities Did Not Prove Their 'Strength and Stability’ in Wagner Revolt
"The authorities in Russia have convincingly proved their strength and stability..."
The Russian authorities proved incapable of preventing Wagner from capturing two large cities and marching 800 km toward Moscow. -
“…[H]is [Qu Dongyu, current head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization] reelection with a big majority fully shows that his work over the past four years has been highly recognized by the international community, and the argument you just cited is totally unacceptable to the international community.”
Under Qu, the FAO has deviated from its longtime policy of reducing pesticide reliance in countries of the Global South. Instead of working to ensure food security, the FAO is accused of funding the supply of highly toxic chemicals to the Global South. -
“[t]he amendments were designed to promote the value of a multi-party democracy and strengthen Cambodia’s democratic process.”
The latest amendments to Cambodia’s election law diminish people’s political rights by penalizing political boycotting and further narrowing the space for the political opposition. -
“The IPR rhetoric is just one of the many disguises that the U.S. employs to conceal its real intention to crack down on emerging economies like China, whom it perceives as a potential threat to its economic hegemony.”
U.S. legal action against China for economic espionage is a response to Beijing’s large-scale theft of intellectual property. -
The Russian Federation does not strike at civilian infrastructure. The strikes are at objects that are in one way or another connected with the military infrastructure.
Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk hit a restaurant and killed at least 12 people, including children. -
“Any ship that wants to pass through the Strait of Hormuz must inform us of its nationality, type of cargo, and destination in Farsi, and if it does not do this, we will definitely go after it.”
International maritime laws govern the passage through the Strait of Hormuz. As coastal states, Iran and Oman can impose local regulations but complying with them is advisable, not mandatory. -
“The U.S., on the other hand, has chosen to ignore the facts, deliberately distorted China’s efforts as something sinister and even resorted to judicial action. China firmly opposes this.”
Beijing’s accusations against the U.S. are merely attempts to justify the People’s Republic of China (PRC) illegal operations on American soil to force expatriates to return to China. -
“As of tonight ... our guys have nailed 245 enemy tanks and about 678 armored vehicles of different types.”
Putin’s claim that Russian forces have destroyed 923 Ukrainian tanks and AVs since June 4 is not supported by any independently verified data. -
“China is a country under the rule of law and relevant cases are handled in accordance with the law. There isn’t an issue about individuals being ‘wrongfully detained.’”
China’s government is holding at least three wrongfully detained Americans in prison. -
“Now the conscripts. As mentioned earlier, in the zone of the special military operation, which is taking place in Novorossia and Donbass, as we have said, we are not planning to deploy them there, and this is still the case now.”
There is ironclad evidence that Russia sends conscripts directly into combat in its war in Ukraine. Often with little training and poor supplies. -
“[Since the counteroffensive began] something like 40,000 Ukrainians have perished and more than 100,000 have been irrevocably injured. In total, that’s almost 120-150,000.”Lukashenko’s claims are not supported by evidence, are unverifiable and lack credibility.
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(Referring to the U.S. rejoining UNESCO) “International organizations are not parks. Countries can’t just come and go as they please.”
United Nations membership includes a state’s right to be a UNESCO member. Any UN member can withdraw and rejoin UNESCO if it pays the membership fee. In addition, the U.S. is a UNESCO founding member.