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Igor Beliaev
Russian ambassador to Algeria
“Just in a few months, Russia’s presence in Mali brought security and stability.”
Read more...There is credible evidence that Russia’s private military Wagner Group has participated in atrocities in Mali and other African countries. -
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Sergey Shoigu
Russian Defense Minister
“Of course, this slows down the pace of the offensive, but it is being done deliberately to avoid civilian casualties.”
Read more...Russia’s attack in Donbas is slowing for a lot of reasons, but civilians are still caught in the middle. -
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Wang Wenbin
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman
“What you mentioned is the latest example of the anti-China forces’ smearing of Xinjiang. … The lies and rumors they spread cannot deceive the world.”
Read more...Thousands of photographs and official Chinese documents leaked from hacked computers in Xinjiang were authenticated and shared with 14 news organizations. -
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Russian Defense Ministry
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine have mined containers with chemically dangerous substances at a factory in the city of Lysychansk in an attempt to organize another provocation.”
Read more...The Lysychansk plant produces industrial grade rare gases that do not pose a chemical warfare threat. -
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
President of Turkey
“NATO is a security organization. We cannot accept that it includes terrorist organizations. These countries host the PKK and the YPG.”
Read more...Turkey’s opposition to Swedish, Finnish membership could leverage U.S. fighter jets, EU money for refugees, and a political boost. -
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Global Information
Weibo account managed by China National Radio
“Independent journalists from many countries were fired for truthfully covering the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.”
Read more...Russia orchestrated a U.N. meeting for Kremlin-friendly “journalists” to claim censorship, then China bought in. -
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Innamullah Samangani
Taliban government deputy spokesman
“Because these departments were not deemed necessary and were not included in the budget, they have been dissolved.”
Read more...Eliminating the country’s Human Rights Commission raises new alarm about women’s rights and recent reports of abusive practices. -
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Kim Dotcom
Accused of online piracy by U.S.
“Over 14,000 civilians of Russian ethnicity in the Donbass were killed by US trained Ukrainian forces and the @PentagonPresSec openly boasts that they have armed and trained the Ukrainians for 8 YEARS.”
Read more...The 14,000 dead actually includes thousands of Ukraine and pro-Kremlin fighters. Only 3,400 were civilians, and not all were ethnic Russians. -
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Sputnik News
Sputnik News headline
“Buffalo Shooter's Manifest Has Nazi Symbol Previously Used by Azov Battalion”
Read more...Alleged shooter in racial attack expressed sympathy with Russia, not Azov Regiment, in online manifesto. -
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Vassily Nebenzia
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations
“The Russian Armed Forces are making every effort to protect children during the course of their special military operation in Ukraine.”
Read more...Russia’s military has bombarded schools and forcibly deported children to Russia; soldiers stand accused of sexual violence against children. -
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Global Times/RT
Chinese state-run news media
“[H]e publicly accused the Ukrainian army of chaos, looting and incompetence.”
Read more...Statements by “Wali,” a Canadian veteran who volunteered to fight in Ukraine, were exaggerated. Wali later said he'd erred. -
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Dmitry Rogozin
Head of Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency
“Elon Musk is involved in supplying the fascist forces in Ukraine with military communications.”
Read more...Elon Musk’s satellite internet did help Ukraine’s military – but also schools and hospitals. Saying Musk helped ‘fascists’ is a smear job.
