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Dmitry Peskov
Russian Presidential Spokesman
"All these statements can contribute to the destabilization of the situation … [by] the Ukrainian leadership, who on the sly, if you will, can decide to start a new civil war in their country and try to solve the problem of the southeast.”
Read more...It is Russia, not Ukraine, that is threatening a military offensive, and Ukraine’s “civil war” is a Russian-fed incursion in Donbas. -
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Sergei Naryshkin
Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service
“The main role in these actions is played by the U.S. Department of State, which coordinates all the anti-Chinese activity on the subject of the Olympics by the non-governmental organizations and media it controls.”
Read more...Russia sees a plot rather than acknowledge independent reporting by civil society groups and news media. -
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Ren TV, Russian TV channel
“Former senior aide to U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, Harald Malmgren, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is the smartest politician on the world stage.”
Read more...The report omits a crucial qualifier: Malmgren wrote that while Putin was smarter than most politicians, his thinking was like that of a mafia boss. -
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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.
