Verdicts
Saturday 25 March 2023
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“[Russia and China] jointly work to create a more just and democratic multipolar world order, which should be based on the central role of the U.N., its Security Council, international law, and the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter.”
The United Nations condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as violation of its Charter and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has accused Vladimir Putin of committing war crimes. -
Washington’s efforts to stop Moscow's invasion are well-documented, no matter how Putin allies try to spin the brutal Ukraine invasion.
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“Russia has been consistently following the democratic path, taking into account its own historical experience and traditions.”
Moscow long ago diverged from the “path” of democracy, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine only accelerating the country’s authoritarian descent. -
“Washington and European capitals … are overwhelmed with the desire not to allow under any pretext to get on track to a peaceful settlement, they won’t allow Kyiv to even think about it.”
Kirby did not say that a peace settlement is unacceptable; he was talking about an immediate cease-fire. -
“The crux of how the Korean Peninsula situation gets to where it is today is clear. The main reason is that the parties concerned have refused to respond to the denuclearization measures taken by the DPRK…”
The agreement collapsed because of North Korea’s secret enrichment of uranium for its nuclear weapons program, in violation of the Agreed Framework. -
“We relied not just on the Russian-speaking population there [in Ukraine] – the whole country is Russian-speaking, as a matter of fact.”
One-third to one-half of Ukrainians speak Russian at home, and about 9.9%-19% consider Russian their native language. -
“[N]o international judicial bodies … bothered to pay attention to the destruction of civilian infrastructure, to the killings of civilians that Ukrainian nationalists staged in Donbass.”
Moscow brushes over the fact that it launched a war in eastern Ukraine in 2014 to deflect from charges that it has committed war crimes since invading in February 2022. -
“This was an example of more than just political arrogance, extreme ignorance and blasphemy.”
The U.S. ambassador to Norway accurately compared the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine to the 1940 German invasion of Norway. -
“Paievska, with the call sign Taira, is a Ukrainian terrorist thug whose hands are stained with the blood of old people, women and children.”
Contrary to the Russian ambassador’s claim, there is no evidence Ukrainian medic Paievska engaged in political violence or terrorism. -
“Since the Western mainstream media is not showing the real voices, here on my show, I'm going to show you the voices from this anti-war movement.”
Taking a page from Russian disinfo, China amplifies fringe voices in the West to undermine support for Ukraine. -
"The explosion of American love for the Russian president was provoked, paradoxically, by his extremely tough stance towards Russia's enemies.”
The proportion of Americans with a positive attitude toward Vladimir Putin has dropped dramatically over the past 20 years. -
“The US arms sales to China’s Taiwan region seriously violate the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three China-US joint communiques, especially the August 17 Communique.”
The U.S. commitment to China to reduce arms sales to Taiwan is predicated on China committing to resolve the Taiwan question peacefully