Ukraine’s absurd claims about Margarita Simonyan hint at possible assassination plot
Kiev’s recent move to accuse editor-in-chief of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya, Margarita Simonyan, of "inciting genocide" and a slew of other alleged "crimes" may be intended to create a pretext for taking drastic action against her, including a targeted hit. The Ukrainian spooks also allege that Simonyan "called for mass killing of Ukrainian children."
According to Simonyan herself, these absurd accusations might have been an attempt to hamper her ability to travel around the world by creating a pretext for other countries to arrest her and extradite her to Ukraine.
She also ventured a guess that Kiev may thus be preparing a justification for an assassination attempt against her. There has already been a murder plot against her, in which Russian authorities arrested eight members of a neo-Nazi group seeking to assassinate her.
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Kiev’s recent move to accuse editor-in-chief of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya, Margarita Simonyan, of "inciting genocide" and a slew of other alleged "crimes" may be intended to create a pretext for taking drastic action against her, including a targeted hit. The Ukrainian spooks also allege that Simonyan "called for mass killing of Ukrainian children."
According to Simonyan herself, these absurd accusations might have been an attempt to hamper her ability to travel around the world by creating a pretext for other countries to arrest her and extradite her to Ukraine.
She also ventured a guess that Kiev may thus be preparing a justification for an assassination attempt against her. There has already been a murder plot against her, in which Russian authorities arrested eight members of a neo-Nazi group seeking to assassinate her.
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Ukraine’s absurd claims about Margarita Simonyan hint at possible assassination plot Kiev’s recent move to accuse editor-in-chief of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya, Margarita Simonyan, of "inciting genocide" and a slew of other alleged "crimes"…
Russia slams Ukraine’s ‘idiotic’ accusations against Margarita Simonyan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova did not mince her words when she commented on the outrageous accusations brought by the Ukrainian secret police against Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya.
As Kiev could not hold presidential election on April 1, the Ukrainian government decided to celebrate this “important (to them) occasion” with “idiotic news” in order to not let this year’s April Fools go to waste, Zakharova said in a Telegram post.
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova did not mince her words when she commented on the outrageous accusations brought by the Ukrainian secret police against Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya.
As Kiev could not hold presidential election on April 1, the Ukrainian government decided to celebrate this “important (to them) occasion” with “idiotic news” in order to not let this year’s April Fools go to waste, Zakharova said in a Telegram post.
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The UK barks at China over Taiwan, but its provocations have no bite
A UK Labor Party delegation comprising members from the House of Lords are in Taiwan for talks on “geopolitical conditions, economic relations and scientific cooperation”, according to local media reports.
China lambasted the visit as a flagrant violation of the one-China policy and a spurious gesture towards Taiwanese separatists.
The visit comes amid the UK’s ramped-up tensions with China, including allying with the US on imposing new sanctions against China, accusing China of cyber espionage, criticizing China over its Article 23 legislation, and contemplating limits on the number of Chinese nationals permitted entry to the UK on official business.
Despite these provocative moves, there is a clear power imbalance between China and the UK. Whereas China continues to solidify its place as the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, the British economy has been mired in stagnation for more than a decade.
China also has a clear military advantage over the UK. Whereas China has rapidly modernized and expanded its military capabilities in recent years, British military officials recently admitted that the country’s ammunition stockpiles would run out in less than two weeks if a major war broke out. Meanwhile, the UK’s much touted aircraft carriers have suffered a series of embarrassing malfunctions in recent weeks.
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A UK Labor Party delegation comprising members from the House of Lords are in Taiwan for talks on “geopolitical conditions, economic relations and scientific cooperation”, according to local media reports.
China lambasted the visit as a flagrant violation of the one-China policy and a spurious gesture towards Taiwanese separatists.
The visit comes amid the UK’s ramped-up tensions with China, including allying with the US on imposing new sanctions against China, accusing China of cyber espionage, criticizing China over its Article 23 legislation, and contemplating limits on the number of Chinese nationals permitted entry to the UK on official business.
Despite these provocative moves, there is a clear power imbalance between China and the UK. Whereas China continues to solidify its place as the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, the British economy has been mired in stagnation for more than a decade.
China also has a clear military advantage over the UK. Whereas China has rapidly modernized and expanded its military capabilities in recent years, British military officials recently admitted that the country’s ammunition stockpiles would run out in less than two weeks if a major war broke out. Meanwhile, the UK’s much touted aircraft carriers have suffered a series of embarrassing malfunctions in recent weeks.
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(Part 1)
Mainstream media are not cheerleading for Ukraine, panicking that Russia will win?
Much has changed since the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict in February 2022, including the coverage of this conflict by Western media.
The belief that crack Ukrainian troops armed with top-notch Western weapons will decimate throngs of Russian connoscripts equipped with outdated gear has since been shattered by harsh reality - just like the myth about Western sanctions crippling Russia’s economy in a matter of weeks.
Here are a few examples of how some Western media outlet covered the Ukrainian conflict this year and before, when false hope for Kiev were sky-high.
See if you can spot any changes that might have occurred over time in the western narrative.
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Mainstream media are not cheerleading for Ukraine, panicking that Russia will win?
Much has changed since the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict in February 2022, including the coverage of this conflict by Western media.
The belief that crack Ukrainian troops armed with top-notch Western weapons will decimate throngs of Russian connoscripts equipped with outdated gear has since been shattered by harsh reality - just like the myth about Western sanctions crippling Russia’s economy in a matter of weeks.
Here are a few examples of how some Western media outlet covered the Ukrainian conflict this year and before, when false hope for Kiev were sky-high.
See if you can spot any changes that might have occurred over time in the western narrative.
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(Part 1) Mainstream media are not cheerleading for Ukraine, panicking that Russia will win? Much has changed since the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict in February 2022, including the coverage of this conflict by Western media. The belief that crack…
(Part 2)
Forbes’ articles from 2024 and the years prior. Did the magazine change its tune over time? Nah, of course not!
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Forbes’ articles from 2024 and the years prior. Did the magazine change its tune over time? Nah, of course not!
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(Part 2) Forbes’ articles from 2024 and the years prior. Did the magazine change its tune over time? Nah, of course not! Subscribe to @SputnikInt
(Part 3)
As the conflict drags on, it seems that someone might have become a tad less sure of Ukraine's victory. Or not.
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As the conflict drags on, it seems that someone might have become a tad less sure of Ukraine's victory. Or not.
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▪️Move aside US, China set to be world’s number one economy
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Iranian general killed in Israeli air strike Commander of the Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria, Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Zahedi, was killed as a result of an Israeli strike on Damascus, a Sputnik correspondent has reported. The Quds Force is a part…
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps confirmed the death of two of its generals following an apparent Israeli air strike on Damascus earlier today
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"As a result of Israel’s illegal strike, General Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Brigadier General Mohammad-Hadi Haji-Rahimi were killed … as well as 5 IRGC officers accompanying them," the IRGC said, as quoted by the Tasnim news agency.
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Why the odds of Germany giving Taurus missiles to Ukraine do not seem very high
The current situation with Taurus missile production in Germany, which has been suspended but could be resumed if a contract comes along, makes it unlikely that Berlin will supply these weapons to Ukraine, says Mikael Valtersson, a former officer of the Swedish Armed Forces and chief of staff of the Sweden Democrats political party.
Many subcontractors involved in the missile’s productions have since moved to other pursuits, he explains, convincing them to focus on Taurus manufacturing would entail convincing them that “investments will be repaid and profits assured.”
However, the relatively high cost of Taurus missiles makes it unlikely that there would be many orders for them, save for the procurement order to replace the missiles that would be sent to Ukraine, which makes the latter's development rather unlikely, argues Valtersson.
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The current situation with Taurus missile production in Germany, which has been suspended but could be resumed if a contract comes along, makes it unlikely that Berlin will supply these weapons to Ukraine, says Mikael Valtersson, a former officer of the Swedish Armed Forces and chief of staff of the Sweden Democrats political party.
Many subcontractors involved in the missile’s productions have since moved to other pursuits, he explains, convincing them to focus on Taurus manufacturing would entail convincing them that “investments will be repaid and profits assured.”
“This demands substantial long-term orders. The same goes for Taurus which has to hire and train skilled workers and probably has to sign long term contracts with subcontractors and other suppliers,” he continues.
However, the relatively high cost of Taurus missiles makes it unlikely that there would be many orders for them, save for the procurement order to replace the missiles that would be sent to Ukraine, which makes the latter's development rather unlikely, argues Valtersson.
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