State Propaganda
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"In the West, the prevailing narrative is that Russia initiated the war with its special military operation and is therefore the aggressor, so it is allowed to attack the Russian territory using Western weaponry.
It is argued that Ukraine is merely defending itself, and is justified in doing so.
I want to reiterate: Russia did not start the war.
It was the Kiev regime that initiated hostilities, following the declaration of independence by residents of certain parts of Ukraine in accordance with international law, and continues to do so.
If we do not recognise the right of these peoples to declare their independence, then this is indeed aggression.
Those who have supported the Kiev regime’s war machine over the years are, therefore, accomplices to this aggression.
Back in 2014, the residents of Donbass refused to surrender.
Militia units stood their ground, repelled the punitive forces, and eventually pushed them back from Donetsk and Lugansk.
We hoped this would bring those who initiated the violence to their senses.
To halt the bloodshed, Russia made its customary appeals for negotiations.
Talks began, involving Kiev and representatives of the Donbass republics, with the support of Russia, Germany, and France.
The talks were not easy, but ultimately led to the conclusion of the Minsk Agreements in 2015.
We took their implementation very seriously, hoping to resolve the situation within the framework of the peace process and international law.
There was hope that this would lead to the recognition of the legitimate interests and demands of Donbass, including enshrining the special status of these regions and ensuring the fundamental rights of the people living there, all while maintaining Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
We were prepared for this and sought to persuade the residents of these territories to resolve issues through such means.
We proposed various compromises and solutions multiple times.
However, Kiev ultimately rejected everything and simply discarded the Minsk Agreements.
As representatives of the Ukrainian elite later confessed, none of the articles in these documents satisfied them; they simply lied and evaded as much as possible.
The former Chancellor of Germany and the former President of France, who were essentially co-authors and purported guarantors of the Minsk Agreements, later openly admitted that the implementation was never their intention.
Instead, they claimed it was a tactic to stall while they bolstered Ukrainian armed groups, supplied weapons and equipment.
It was another instance of them playing a trick on us and deceiving us once again.
Instead of fostering a genuine peace process and pursuing policies of reintegration and national reconciliation, as Kiev often claimed, Donbass endured eight years of relentless shelling, terrorist attacks, murders, and severe blockade.
Throughout these years, the residents of Donbass – women, children, and the elderly – were dehumanised, labelled as 'second-class' or 'subhuman,' and threatened with retaliation, with promises of settling scores with everyone.
What else can this be if not genocide in the heart of Europe in the 21st century?
Meanwhile, in Europe and the US they pretended that nothing was happening and nobody was noticing anything."
[emoji635]VLADIMIR PUTIN
Source :Sputnik
It is argued that Ukraine is merely defending itself, and is justified in doing so.
I want to reiterate: Russia did not start the war.
It was the Kiev regime that initiated hostilities, following the declaration of independence by residents of certain parts of Ukraine in accordance with international law, and continues to do so.
If we do not recognise the right of these peoples to declare their independence, then this is indeed aggression.
Those who have supported the Kiev regime’s war machine over the years are, therefore, accomplices to this aggression.
Back in 2014, the residents of Donbass refused to surrender.
Militia units stood their ground, repelled the punitive forces, and eventually pushed them back from Donetsk and Lugansk.
We hoped this would bring those who initiated the violence to their senses.
To halt the bloodshed, Russia made its customary appeals for negotiations.
Talks began, involving Kiev and representatives of the Donbass republics, with the support of Russia, Germany, and France.
The talks were not easy, but ultimately led to the conclusion of the Minsk Agreements in 2015.
We took their implementation very seriously, hoping to resolve the situation within the framework of the peace process and international law.
There was hope that this would lead to the recognition of the legitimate interests and demands of Donbass, including enshrining the special status of these regions and ensuring the fundamental rights of the people living there, all while maintaining Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
We were prepared for this and sought to persuade the residents of these territories to resolve issues through such means.
We proposed various compromises and solutions multiple times.
However, Kiev ultimately rejected everything and simply discarded the Minsk Agreements.
As representatives of the Ukrainian elite later confessed, none of the articles in these documents satisfied them; they simply lied and evaded as much as possible.
The former Chancellor of Germany and the former President of France, who were essentially co-authors and purported guarantors of the Minsk Agreements, later openly admitted that the implementation was never their intention.
Instead, they claimed it was a tactic to stall while they bolstered Ukrainian armed groups, supplied weapons and equipment.
It was another instance of them playing a trick on us and deceiving us once again.
Instead of fostering a genuine peace process and pursuing policies of reintegration and national reconciliation, as Kiev often claimed, Donbass endured eight years of relentless shelling, terrorist attacks, murders, and severe blockade.
Throughout these years, the residents of Donbass – women, children, and the elderly – were dehumanised, labelled as 'second-class' or 'subhuman,' and threatened with retaliation, with promises of settling scores with everyone.
What else can this be if not genocide in the heart of Europe in the 21st century?
Meanwhile, in Europe and the US they pretended that nothing was happening and nobody was noticing anything."
[emoji635]VLADIMIR PUTIN
Source :Sputnik
