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![Annalena Baerbock]()
Annalena Baerbock
German Foreign Minister
“Our restrictive position to weapons supply is well-known and is rooted in history.”
Read more...Germany is the world’s fourth-largest arms exporter, and has provided arms to regimes with poor human rights records. -
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Sudan’s Ministry of Culture and Information
“The decision to withdraw Al Jazeera Mubasher’s license … came after many calls to its team to act professional, consider the public interest and stop broadcasting harmful content to the youth that violates the values and ethics of the Sudanese nation.”
Read more...It’s not just Al Jazeera: Sudan’s military-controlled government has targeted journalists and media outlets since the army seized power in October 2021. -
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Global Times
Chinese state media
“China has strived to overcome the difficulties caused by the pandemic and implemented the phase one trade agreement.”
Read more...Data show that China is buying more from the U.S., especially farm goods, but that it’s still short of the trade deal targets. -
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China Daily
Chinese Communist Party-owned media outlet
“U.S. Navy threatens livelihoods in South China Sea”
Read more...It is China, not the United States, that is using military means to attack fishing vessels and unlawfully assert its dominance over the South China Sea. -
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Issa Konfourou
Malian U.N. Ambassador
“There are no mercenaries present on Malian soil. … Russian trainers are currently present in Mali to advise and train the Malian military personnel on the use of material … from the Russian Federation.”
Read more...Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Mali negotiated with a Russian mercenary company but denied that Russia’s army or government was involved. -
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Iranian Foreign Ministry
“Following the air crash, relevant organizations in the Islamic Republic of Iran declared the main cause of the accident and fulfilled their responsibilities and duties with accuracy, transparency and speed.”
Read more...After the 2020 shoot down, Iran failed to cooperate with a criminal investigation and even harassed victims’ families. -
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Russian Embassy in Estonia
Embassy Twitter feed
“Then US Secretary of State James #Baker assured: ‘There would be no extension of @NATO one inch to the East.’ ”
Read more...Baker’s words are taken out of context. Then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has denied they were a “promise” not to expand NATO. -
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Repeated claim on social media
“A percentage of the rapid tests are already preset to test positive no matter what. … If you seriously think these tests can detect Omicron your [sic] delusional.”
Read more...Rapid coronavirus tests kits aren’t 100 percent accurate, but the results are not “preset.” -
![Abdoulaye Maiga]()
Abdoulaye Maiga
Mali government spokesman
“The government of Mali regrets that West African sub-regional organizations are being manipulated by extra-regional powers with ulterior motives."
Read more...Mali’s ruling military junta reneged on promised elections, and now looks to blame anonymous outsiders. -
![Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen]()
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
“I did not blame some Burmese people who burned and stepped on my portraits, but they need to know that their lives will be rescued from wars thanks to ASEAN roles, which includes my visit to Myanmar.”
Read more...Critics say Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar undermines the ASEAN plan for ending violence and resolving the political crisis. -
![Sergei Lavrov]()
Sergei Lavrov
Russian foreign minister
“NATO has become a purely #geopolitical project aimed at taking over territories orphaned by the collapse of the Warsaw Treaty Organization and the Soviet Union.”
Read more...NATO does not “take over” member countries, and Ukraine is a sovereign state. NATO has an open-door policy for nations wishing to join. -
![Milorad Dodik]()
Milorad Dodik
member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
“[N]o criminal proceedings for corruption are being conducted against me in BiH or anywhere else in the world."
Read more...Dodik has been a frequent target of corruption allegations. Prosecutors are investigating into his purchase of a $1 million Belgrade villa and efforts to secede.
