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![Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs]()
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The attempts to misrepresent the events that happened a century ago and politicize the so-called ‘Armenian genocide’ are unacceptable.”
Read more...The Armenian genocide remains a stubborn, horrific historical reality that Azerbaijan and Turkey continue to downplay. -
![Sergiy Korsunsky]()
Sergiy Korsunsky
Ukraine’s ambassador to Japan
"This shot uses a photograph of the Emperor of Japan, who had nothing to do with the outbreak of war and fascist ideology.”
Read more...Though Hirohito’s role in WWII is debated, he was head of Imperial Japan and allied with fascist Germany and Italy. -
![Dmitry Kiselyov]()
Dmitry Kiselyov
CEO of Rossiya Segodnya
“There is no country in the world that treats journalists more cruelly than Ukraine, the regime simply cannot stand freedom of speech …”
Read more...It’s Russia that blocks independent news and lies about the Ukraine war on state and social media. Russia's world press freedom ratings are near the bottom. -
![Vladimir Putin]()
Vladimir Putin
President of Russia
“The work of the armed forces to liberate Mariupol has been a success. Congratulations.”
Read more...Ukrainian forces in Mariupol, though surrounded, continue to resist and hope to free trapped civilians. -
![Shanghai Municipal Health Commission]()
Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
Shanghai's top health authority
“On April 21, there were 11 new local cases of death.”
Read more...China strictly limits what’s counted as a COVID-19 “death.” True fatalities in the ongoing Shanghai outbreak are likely far higher. -
![Recep Tayyip Erdogan]()
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
President of Turkey
“I wish success for our heroic soldiers involved in this operation, which we are carrying out in close cooperation with the central Iraqi government and the regional administration.”
Read more...In fact, Iraq’s government denounced the Turkish military operation against Kurdish militants. -
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Russian Defense Ministry
“1,464 Ukrainian servicemen laid down their arms and surrendered. They are not subjected to violence or psychological pressure.”
Read more...Ukraine says Russia has some 700 Ukrainian POWs.Some prisoners released from Russian captivity say they were beaten. -
![Dmitry Polyansky]()
Dmitry Polyansky
Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador
“The main factor for instability and the source of the problem today is not the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, but sanctions measures imposed on our country seeking to cut off any supplies from Russia and the supply chain.”
Read more...Russia is blockading Ukrainian ports, and the war is disrupting farmers in Ukraine, an important agricultural exporter. -
![Sergey Lavrov]()
Sergey Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister
“The West demonstrates totalitarian intolerance towards alternative points of view. Democracy, liberalism, pluralism are not observed here. On the contrary, censorship and arbitrariness are intensifying.”
Read more...It’s the Kremlin that wiped out independent media, jailed political foes and made it criminal to call the Ukraine invasion a “war.” -
![Sputnik Arabic News]()
Sputnik Arabic News
“Everyone knows what the crusade alliance [NATO] did and still is doing. A long time ago I heard Qaddafi foretell the conflict happening today between NATO and Russia.”
Read more...As Western countries move to cut off Russian oil, the Kremlin rehashes disinfo about NATO’s history and aims in Libya. -
![Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov]()
Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov
Russian military spokesman
“We have seen attempts at sabotage and attacks by the Ukrainian military against facilities in Russian territory. If such attempts continue, the Russian Federation’s Armed Forces will strike at the decision-making centers, including Kyiv – something we have so far refrained from.”
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![Russian Embassy in Egypt]()
Russian Embassy in Egypt
“These drones were presumably used to spray toxic chemicals to cause harm to both the Russian armed forces and the civilian population …”
Read more...The agricultural drones in a video posted by the Russian embassy are made by a Chinese firm and used by farmers worldwide.
