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Maria Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman
"Never, neither on the territory of the Soviet Union nor in the times of the Soviet Union, nor in the times of the Russian Federation nor on the territory of the Russian Federation, was there research that would have had either the direct [name] or the codename Novichok.”
Read more...Novichok was developed and produced in the Soviet Union. Russia has claimed it destroyed its stock of Novichok. -
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Turkish Foreign Ministry
"We categorically reject both the baseless allegations of human rights violations claimed against the Syrian opposition … as well as the groundless criticisms by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights leveled against Turkey …”
Read more...The U.N.’s detailed report identifies specific Turkish-backed units for alleged atrocities. Contradicting Turkey, it also faults Kurdish forces. -
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Jorge Arreaza
Venezuela’s foreign minister
“A report plagued with falsehoods, prepared remotely, without any methodological rigor, by a phantom mission directed against Venezuela and controlled by governments subordinate to Washington, illustrates the perverse practice of engaging in politics with human rights …”
Read more...Human rights abuses in Venezuela have been widely reported in recent years. The latest U.N. report corroborates previous findings. -
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Global Times
Chinese Communist Party newspaper
"Xinjiang has rid itself of chaos, and people have been living a normal and stable life. This is reality. The vocational education and training centers have contributed to the situation, which is not hard to understand. But the political and opinion elites in the US and the West refuse to face up to the reality.”
Read more...China’s mass detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang “re-education camps” sparked a backlash over Disney’s “Mulan.” Reuters says China banned coverage of the film. -
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Sergey Lavrov
Russian foreign minister
"… [T]he recent statement, which voiced accusations against Russia that we are trying to abuse and utilize in the interests of one or another candidate the planned in the U.S mail in vote. I was amazed by such an accusation …”
Read more...Russian state media and social platform operations claim mail voting in the U.S. is flawed. But it might turn out to be OK for the Kremlin. -
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TASS
Russian state news agency
“Almost 30 protest activities took place in Belarus on Sunday, the overall number of protesters did not exceed 22,000, Interior Ministry Spokesperson Olga Chemodanova said in a statement on Telegram.”
Read more...An estimated 150,000 marched in Minsk for Sunday’s “March of Heroes.” Multiple media outlets including Russia's Interfax cited this estimate. -
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ATN Belarus 1
State-run news agency
“The day before, non-apathetic Belarusians who are against interference in the internal affairs of our state, against fakes and the fragmenting of society, gathered in Minsk’s Victory Square.”
Read more...One of the demonstrators interviewed on camera is a Russian citizen running for office in Moscow city. This was not disclosed in the segment. -
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Gen. Hamilton Mourao
vice president of Brazil
"Brazil is the country that most preserves its native forests in the world. That's the truth. We take care!”
Read more...National and international data show fires in the Amazon rainforest are setting records, flatly contradicting claims promoted by Bolsonaro government officials.
