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RIA Novosti
Russian state media outlet
“The DNR stated that Ukrainian nationalists in Kramatorsk seized about 20 OSCE SMM vehicles, the fate of the mission's employees remains unknown."
Read more...The OSCE SMM reported no such incident, and most of its personnel have been evacuated from Ukraine. -
![Sputnik News Agency (China section)]()
Sputnik News Agency (China section)
“Biden: World War 3 because of Ukraine could be an alternative to sanctions against Russia.”
Read more...U.S. President was defending his decision to use sanctions, not floating possibility of war with Russia as an alternative. -
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Russian state-owned media
“Zelenskyy fled and abandoned Ukraine.” “The West wants to replace Zelensky with somebody braver.” “The West won’t let Zelenskyy flee Ukraine.”
Read more...Russia’s campaign to demonize Volodymyr Zelenskyy fabricates an alternative reality. -
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Russian Ministry of Defense
“The Russian Defense Ministry stated that only officers and contractors are participating in the military operation in Ukraine.”
Read more...Their family members say green Russian conscripts were hounded to sign contracts before the invasion. -
![Igor Konashenkov]()
Igor Konashenkov
Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman
"The Russian armed forces are not striking at the cities of Ukraine; they are not threatening the civilian population."
Read more...Incoming news reports, video and witness accounts show that Russian strikes have hit residences and other civilian sites. Many civilians have died; thousands are uprooted. -
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Vladimir Putin
“Ukraine has the nuclear technologies created back in the Soviet times and delivery vehicles for such weapons, including aircraft, as well as the Soviet-designed Tochka-U precision tactical missiles with a range of over 100 kilometers.”
Read more...Ukraine gave up its Soviet-era nuclear weapons in the mid-1990s. It has no means of delivering a nuclear payload. -
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Hua Chunying
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson
“Regarding the definition of an invasion, I think we should go back to how to view the current situation in Ukraine.”
Read more...China sidesteps its long-touted principle of “non-interference” when it comes to Russia’s full-on assault against Ukraine. -
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Vladimir Putin
Russian president
“In accordance with Article 51 of Part 7 of the U.N. Charter … I have decided to conduct a special military operation. Its purpose is to protect people who have been subjected to scorn and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years. And for this purpose, we will strive to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.”
Read more...Article 51 protects the right of nations to self-defense, but nobody attacked Russia. The idea that fascists run Kyiv is a Kremlin propaganda trope. -
![Chinese state TV, “First Voice” program]()
Chinese state TV, “First Voice” program
“The United States has broken one of the most important geopolitical promises after the Cold War. … America made the promise to Russia against the eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.”
Read more...The United States never made such a promise, but Russia has repeatedly violated vows to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity. -
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Vladimir Putin
Russian president
“So, I'll start with the fact that modern Ukraine was entirely and completely created by Russia, more precisely, Bolshevik, communist Russia.”
Read more...To justify invading his neighbor, Putin ignores past treaties and falsely calls Ukraine independence a “mistake.” -
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Dmitry Peskov
Russian Presidential spokesperson
“We remind you that Russia, throughout all of its history, has never attacked anyone.”
Read more...Russia has engaged in numerous offensive military operations against its neighbors and others. Now, it’s rolling troops into Ukraine. -
![Chinese Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong, via Xinhua]()
Chinese Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong, via Xinhua
“The national security law in Hong Kong targets only a small group of criminals … Hong Kong residents enjoy a wide range of democratic rights and freedoms under the law.”
Read more...China’s crackdown on fundamental freedoms violates the “mini-constitution” of Hong Kong and China's international obligations.
