Azerbaijan
Tuesday 28 November 2023
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“After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and its satellites deployed a network of biolaboratories in the space of the former Soviet republics – in Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Armenia …”
In a swipe at its neighbors, Russia repeats false claims about U.S. biolabs, purposely conflating weapons and legit public health research. -
“The attempts to misrepresent the events that happened a century ago and politicize the so-called ‘Armenian genocide’ are unacceptable.”
The Armenian genocide remains a stubborn, horrific historical reality that Azerbaijan and Turkey continue to downplay. -
“We remind you that Russia, throughout all of its history, has never attacked anyone.”
Russia has engaged in numerous offensive military operations against its neighbors and others. Now, it’s rolling troops into Ukraine. -
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is deeply concerned by Israel’s presence in the Caucasus… (Iran) will not accept a map change in the region.”
Only Iran’s ally Russia seems to be changing the map of the Caucasus region. -
“We abide by international law. We respect international law. We did not take revenge on civilians, we will never take revenge on civilians.”
While Azerbaijan’s president claims Armenia committed war crimes in Nagorno-Karabakh, the evidence shows both sides ran afoul of international law. -
“As a matter of fact, it is known that there is no such a movement called ’Grey Wolves‘, whose dissolution was announced today by the French Government.”
The Grey Wolves is affiliated with Turkey’s right-wing Nationalist Movement Party and its existence is well-documented. -
“To those who watch us, I now give you an opportunity to see footage from Nagorno Karabakh. This is a fragment of a surface-to-air fight, when they are trying to shut down airplanes. When you watch this, you'd think these are some Star Wars, so beautiful, not realizing that behind every such launch there are people's lives."
The footage Solovyov showed came from a video game called “Arma 3,” not Nagorno-Karabakh. -
“Armenia's kamikadze dron[e] was successfully destroyed by Azerbaijan's air defence forces. Dron[e] was whirling around civilian area. More civilian lives saved. Armenia's state terror continues.”
The drone appears to be a HAROP, an Israeli-made model used by Azerbaijan’s forces, not those of Armenia. -
“Rumors of militants from Syria allegedly being redeployed to Azerbaijan is another provocation by the Armenian side and complete nonsense.”
There is some evidence that Syrian fighters are in Azerbaijan, although the numbers cited by Armenian sources are questionable. -
“Azerbaijan has threatened to bomb the nuclear power plant in Armenia.”
Azerbaijan’s military did state that it would attack the Metsamor nuclear plant – but only in retaliation for an Armenian attack on its gas and oil facilities. -
“I am Russian by birth. … I did not restore my citizenship; I always kept it.”
Isabel dos Santos was born in 1973 to a Russian mother in Soviet Azerbaijan. Post-Soviet law mandates restoring citizenship in such cases. Dos Santos says she never did so, raising doubt about her status and claim. -
“Muslim man in India killed by mob after being accused of cow slaughter.”
Despite Yeni Safak’s headline, the article, written by Reuters, indicated the slain man was not a Muslim.