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“This is important to know for all the 'mavericks' and traitors who are surprised today that human rights and freedoms are just decorations for the United States and Europe.”
Latvia pulled the Russian exiled channel’s broadcast license in what some called censorship. But whatever the merits, Russia ranks near the bottom in press freedom. -
“Our country was one of the few that never engaged in the slave trade.”
Kholopstvo and serfdom were legal in Russia; millions were sold, bought and used for hard labor. -
“At a difficult time for the country … I reaffirm my commitment to democracy, the rule of law and the Constitution, and I strongly reject the fact that my government is plotting to close Congress to avoid a vacancy.”
Just ahead of an impeachment vote, Castillo did the opposite, attempting to dissolve the Congress. -
“We gave them an immediate response [to drone strikes on Russian territory] … No one should have any doubts that this will happen every time if acts of Ukrainian terrorism continue.”
The "terrorism" – and likely war crimes – is from Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. -
“[O]n December 4, 2022, one new confirmed case of COVID-19 and 195 new asymptomatic infections were reported in Hebei province.”
Abundant social media and news reports suggest COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Baoding as China moves to relax testing and quarantine rules nationwide. -
“Despite the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the United States is the only country in the world that still has not completed getting rid of them.”
Moscow knows the U.S. is nearly finished destroying its chemical weapons. It’s Russia and ally Syria who’ve kept stocks and used them. -
"Its (the Holodomor) main reason was a large-scale crop failure. To a large extent, the famine was also promoted by Western countries, which demanded that the USSR pay with grain in foreign trade operations with them."
The Holodomor, the 1930s famines that killed millions in Ukraine and elsewhere in the Soviet Union, began with failed agriculture reforms under communist dictator Josef Stalin. -
“PMC Wagner is bravely defending the interests of the Russian world in the special military operation [in Ukraine], but the Western press calls them nothing other than ‘mercenaries’ and ‘soldiers of fortune.’ ”
In fact, the Wagner private military company forces stand accused of war crimes in Ukraine, Syria and parts of Africa. -
“Weapons being used for the war in Ukraine and Russia are equally beginning to filter to the region. This illegal movement of arms … continues to threaten our collective peace and security in the region.”
Nigeria’s president claims a security threat without providing evidence to back it up. Many of Boko Haram’s weapons are captured. -
“All of these procedures [leading to labor leader Chhim Sithar’s arrest] are stated clearly in our laws and – in a democratic society operating under the rule of law – they must be followed.”
Cambodia’s abysmal record on rule of law and judicial independence undermine explanations for Chhim Sithar’s most recent arrest. -
“Chinese journalist was repeatedly hampered and even physically assaulted and eventually convicted by a British court, only because she had exercised her legitimate right as a journalist…”
In accusing the U.K. of mistreating journalists, China’s Foreign Ministry could hardly have chosen worse examples. -
“What countries bypass their own sanctions & continue trading with Russia?”
In fact, European Union imports of Russian oil have sharply declined, and a ban is set to take effect soon.