Conflict
Friday 9 June 2023
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“This is not about ‘freedom of navigation,’ but rather hegemony of navigation. This is the root cause of security risks at sea and in the air.”
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“Reports appeared in the Ukrainian media about the death of GUR head Budanov.”
A Russian propaganda telegram channel fabricated the Ukrainian news report about the death of Ukraine Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov, and state-owned RIA Novosti amplified the fabrication. -
“U.S. 'Javelin' misses mark: Anti-tank missile meant for Ukraine lands up with Mexican gangster”
The anti-tank missile in the report is not a U.S. Javelin and there is no evidence it came from U.S. stocks or was intended for Ukraine. -
“The deployment of any kind of nuclear weapons in Belarus is not only a violation of international commitments such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Budapest Memorandum of 1994. It also violates our non-nuclear status under the Constitution...”
Belarus’ international obligations and its 1994 constitution prohibit deploying nuclear weapons on its territory. -
“U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan ordered Ukraine to hit Crimea.”
Jake Sullivan did not order Ukraine to strike Crimea in his interview with CNN; he reaffirmed the U.S. position that Crimea is part of Ukraine. -
“As repeatedly stated before, Iran's nuclear program has only peaceful purposes, and nuclear weapons have no place in the Iranian defense doctrine.”
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"The Abrams? Heh! A children's pedal car, your Abrams. Here’s the real power! An upgraded T-72! ... Surpasses foreign equipment in combat power, control, protection and ease of operation."
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“[M]any people in the current German administration have inherited Nazi genes. It is a fact.”
Despite Lavrov’s absurd rhetoric, there is no “Nazi gene” or Nazi regime in Ukraine. -
“Twitter users ridiculed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's European tour.”
Russian news outlets based their reports about Twitter users ridiculing Zelenskyy’s European visit on six tweets, two of which are non-existing, while the other four came from shadowy accounts. -
“We are not waging a war. It is a totally different thing to wage a war: it is a total destruction of infrastructure it is a total destruction of cities. We are not doing that. We seek to preserve the infrastructure; we seek to preserve human lives.”
Russia waged a war on Ukraine that destroyed at least nine Ukrainian cities and more than $400 billion worth of Ukrainian infrastructure. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been killed or injured. -
“We saved a whole country called [the Central African Republic], saved tens of thousands of lives from bandits, terrorists, and, most importantly, from the French.”
Wagner Group mercenaries have engaged in systemic violence against civilians in the Central African Republic to secure access to mineral resources. -
Russia waged a war on Ukraine, not vice versa. Putin is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes.