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Maria Lvova-Belova
Russia Commissioner for Children's Rights
has said in a report that as many as 700,000 Ukrainian children entered Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The majority of children arrived with their parents or other relatives, said the report.
Read more...On March 17, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova. They are charged with responsibility for the illegal deportation of children from occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia. -
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William Ruto
Kenyan president
"I want to call out those who are behind the anarchy in Kenya, those who are behind sponsoring chaos in the Republic of Kenya, shame on them because they are sponsoring violence against our democratic nation. I want to ask the Ford Foundation if that money they are giving out to fund violence, how is it going to benefit them?"
Read more...There is no evidence that the Ford Foundation has been sponsoring protests, but there is ample evidence that it has sponsored human rights groups, journalists and government officials to address Kenyan issues. -
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Russian Defense Ministry
"At the approach of the Russian fighter jets, the American strategic bombers conducted a U-turn from the state border of the Russian Federation."
Read more...Two U.S. strategic bombers were flying to the Black Sea coast air base in Romania. They did not change course when approached by Russian aircraft over international waters and arrived at their destination on schedule. -
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Vyacheslav Volodin
Chairman, Russian State Duma
“Russia has become the fourth world economy and the largest European economy. … [T]he USA have lost their leading position and dropped to second place.”
Read more...In the internationally accepted economic ranking by nominal GDP, the U.S. remains the world’s leading economy, while Russia ranks 11th. Volodin referred to Russia’s ranking by the purchasing power parity, or PPP, not the actual size and strength of the economy. -
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Nicolas Maduro
Venezuelan President
"…a wave of national dignity has risen to stop fascism and the extreme right that threatens our country's peace."
Read more...None of Maduro's relevant political opposition have reported ties with or expressed support for fascist or extremist ideologies, or called for violence. -
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Chin Malin
Secretary of State and spokesman at the Ministry of Justice
“Their sentencing was based on sufficient facts and full legality, and that process was established through a clear investigation by authorities, which led to their conviction.”
Read more...Dozens of rights groups say activists were prosecuted for award-winning environmental work, while authorities denied defendants due process or right to a fair trial. -
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Sergey Lavrov
Russian foreign minister
“[I]n 2021, V.A. Zelensky, in one of his interviews, ordered those who feel connected to the Russian culture to get out [of Ukraine] to Russia for the sake of the future of their children and grandchildren.”
Read more...Russian FM falsified President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's words. Ukrainian leader said that residents of occupied Donbas and Crimea who want to live in Russia should move to Russia, as Donbas and Crimea will never become Russia. Zelenskyy emphasized that he was not forcing anyone to leave. -
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Paul Kagame
,Rwandan President
''The United States does more mining in Eastern Congo or in Congo than Rwanda can ever do."
Read more...The U.S. does not allow conflict minerals in its territories. The United Nations accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels in exchange for illegally mined Congo minerals. -
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Vzglyad
Russian business newspaper
“The woman who shielded Trump from the bullets turned out to be a Russian karateist.”
Source: vz.ru, July 15, 2024Read more...The woman’s karate coaches told Russian news media they did not recognize their pupil as the U.S. Secret Service agent shielding Trump. -
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Chein Weihua
China Daily EU Bureau Chief, columnist
“Shocking. EU leaders responded more swiftly and strongly to assassination attempt at Trump than they responded at all to the mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza.”
Read more...The European Union’s top diplomat condemned violence that affected Palestinian civilians on July 13 two hours before posting about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
