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Leonid Slutsky
Chairman of the foreign affairs committee in the Russian parliament’s lower house
U.S. sanctions against the media group Rossiya Segodnya, RIA Novosti, RT and Sputnik are a clear example of a ‘witch hunt,’ pressure on freedom of speech and vulgar censorship.
Read more...The U.S. Justice Department indicted RT employees for FARA violations and money laundering in a $10M “malicious influence campaign” meant to upend American society and impact the outcome of the presidential election. The State Department imposed visa restrictions and labeled Rossiya Segodnya and its subsidiaries as Foreign Missions. The Treasury sanctioned 10 individuals. -
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Sergey Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister
“[I]f someone raises questions about why such closeness [between Mongolia and Russia] — well, probably, these are the people who once again began to slip Nazi overtones into their actions, not only their thoughts, which is reflected in support for the Kyiv regime.”
Read more...The United States and European Union expect Mongolia to adhere to its commitments as a state party to the International Criminal Court to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin on alleged war crimes charges. -
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Andrei Kelin
Russia’s Ambassador to the UK
"We understand very well that this [the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov] is a big blow to freedom of speech. ... What they are trying to achieve -- of course, Paris did it on certain advice from the United States -- they want the keys to this messenger."
Read more...French law enforcement accuse Durov of withholding information critical to criminal investigations. There is no evidence suggesting U.S. involvement in his arrest. -
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Ahmed Hashi
Kenyan diplomatic analyst/former ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson
“Meg Whitman has been involved in the country’s internal affairs. Raila [Odinga] has faced opposition from Americans since the day he was born… Americans will participate in the elections and won’t allow Raila to be the AUC chair.”
Read more...U.S. Ambassador Meg Whitman has strengthened U.S. ties with Kenya, helping elevate the nation’s status to a major non-NATO ally. The U.S. has a long-standing, cordial relationship with Raila Odinga, Kenya's veteran opposition leader. -
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Lin Jian
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson
“People of all ethnic groups in China are equal and their legitimate rights and interests are fully protected. Xinjiang today enjoys social stability and economic growth and the people there live a happy life. It is at its best in history where people of all ethnic groups are working together for a better life.”
Read more...Beijing continues to stonewall efforts to address its well-documented abuse of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. -
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Komsomolskaya Pravda in Moldova, Russian propaganda tabloid
Komsomolskaya Pravda in Moldova, Russian propaganda tabloid
How schoolchildren in Moldova will be brainwashed starting September 1: The Ministry of Education has scribbled down a manual on instilling hatred towards Russia in children.
Read more...The new "Together for Peace" lecture, to be held once annually as the first lecture of the school year, is designed to teach public school students compassion, peace and unity, not hatred. -
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African Stream
Online news media organization
“It is now a bipartisan tradition for each new U.S. president, whether Republican or Democrat, to rain drone bombs down on the East African country in which millions of civilians are simply struggling to survive.”
Read more...The U.S. conducts drone strikes in Somalia to protect civilians from terrorists. Groups such as al-Shabab terrorize communities and entire regions, systematically targeting, killing and harming scores of civilians. -
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Dmitry Peskov
Kremlin spokesperson
"I read information from the agency staff that he was not a journalist, but some kind of security advisor. I repeat once again: strikes are carried out on military infrastructure, or facilities in one way or another related to military infrastructure."
Read more...International law and the law of warfare protect all members of press crews as civilians. Russia has a documented history of targeting foreign journalists as part of a broader effort to control the narrative over its war in Ukraine. -
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Maria Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson
“By refusing to accept Russian passports lacking biometrical chips, Czech authorities have added to their list of discriminatory measures against Russia & once again demonstrated their Russophobic approaches. In this case, ordinary Russians became their main target.”
Read more...Czech authorities introduced biometric passport requirement for Russian citizens in response to acts of sabotage carried out by Russian state agents who entered the Czech Republic using non-biometric passports. -
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Andrej Lysenko
Donetsk pro-Russian propagandist
The Galaktika (shopping mall) is on fire. A huge number of people burned alive. Children. Women are screaming, hysterical, because their children are there. We saved as many people as we could, pulled them out. ...Vladimir Vladimirovich (Putin), …Ukraine needs to be taken over and everyone needs to be cleaned out.”
Read more...The Kremlin-appointed governor of Russian-controlled Donetsk in Ukraine said 11 people suffered moderate or minor injuries during the Galaktika mall fire.
