Politics
Saturday 12 June 2021
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Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
“In general, the division into indigenous, first-class, second-class categories of people and so on – this, for sure, completely smacks of… the theory and practice of Nazi Germany. ... [T]o speak of Russians as a non-indigenous people is not just incorrect, it is ridiculous and stupid.”
Read more...A proposed Ukraine law would grant official status for three indigenous minority groups in Ukraine. -
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Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel’s prime minister
"We are witnessing the greatest election fraud in the history of the country, in my opinion in the history of any democracy.”
Read more...The longtime prime minister faces ouster, but not because of election irregularities. A new governing coalition is forming to replace him. -
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BELTA
Belarusian state media outlet
“The pilot-in-command however decided to make a turn and head to Minsk. No one forced him to do this, no one gave him such a command. … He could have decided to keep going and left the Belarusian airspace within two minutes.”
Read more...The claim is contradicted by flight data, witnesses, and even earlier statements by Belarus government sources. -
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Ali Akbar Salehi
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
“Iran has so far done its utmost efforts to cooperate with the Agency substantively and provide the necessary clarifications and responses.”
Read more...A recent U.N. watchdog report cites evidence that Iran tried to clean up an undeclared nuclear site. European reports say Iran sought weapons tech. -
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Global Times
Chinese Communist Party newspaper
“US actor and WWE star John Cena on Tuesday apologized on Chinese social media after having falsely indicated that the island of Taiwan is a country in a promotional video for his latest film Fast & Furious 9 to the island's audience.”
Read more...China claims Taiwan, and few countries have official diplomatic relations with the island. Still, Taiwan, has its own government, military, and laws. -
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Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda
“There were no crimes committed, absolutely! (In the Democratic Republic of Congo)”
Read more...Paul Kagame and the Rwandan Patriotic Army under his command stand accused of systematic mass killings of civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following the Rwandan genocide. -
![Dmitry Sablin]()
Dmitry Sablin
Russian parliament
“We can see that everyone has the opportunity to freely cast their ballots, and the election meets all international standards.”
Read more...Widely seen as Bashar al-Assad's coronation, the Syrian election was marked by protests and allegations of staged events and coercion. -
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Hua Chunying
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
“For the last 70-plus years since the founding of the People’s Republic, #China has never started a war or encroached upon a single inch of foreign soil.”
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Maria Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman
“Everything is mixed up in the house of Zelensky. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych celebrating Vyshyvanka Day in a kosovorotka (Russian traditional shirt) is priceless.”
Read more...In fact, Zelenksy’s choice of holiday attire wasn’t Russian – just a lesser-known traditional Ukrainian design. -
![Norbu Tsering, Pempa Tsering, Liu Xinyong and Wang Zehao]()
Norbu Tsering, Pempa Tsering, Liu Xinyong and Wang Zehao
Xinhua journalists
“Tibet makes great strides in 70 years after peaceful liberation.”
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BELTA
Belarusian state media outlet
“… Minsk was asked to accept the plane. The situation was immediately reported to the President. Lukashenka gave an unconditional command: turn the plane around and take it. In this situation, the most important thing is the safety and lives of people!”
Read more...Claims of a bomb on a Ryanair flight are phony. The plane was forced down to arrest a journalist critical of the Belarus dictator. -
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Yevgeny Popov
Russian state TV host
“In Reykjavik, for the first time after Joe Biden's seizure of the White House, an official face-to-face contact between the Russian Federation and the United States took place.”
Read more...Joe Biden did not seize the White House, he won the 2020 U.S. presidential election
