Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, India—which is currently a nonpermanent member of the United Nations Security Council—has drawn scrutiny for having abstained multiple times on votes in the Security Council, U.N. General Assembly and U.N. Human Rights Council on resolutions criticizing the Russian aggression. Instead, the Indian Mission at …
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12 March
When Did the Ukraine War Begin?
Viewing the Ukraine war as starting with the current Russian invasion leads to very different conclusions than if you consider that the starting point of this war was the 2014 US-orchestrated coup in Ukraine. The coup, which had elements of an authentic popular revolt, has been used by outside powers …
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12 March
Russian Expert On China Kashin: China Is The Big Winner From The Current Fighting, Russia Becomes Economically Dependent On China, And America Must Station Forces In Europe Rather Than In The Pacific
As Russia braced for Western sanctions imposed after it launched its invasion of Ukraine, it was comforted by the expectation that China had its economic back. On of Russia’s preeminent China experts, Vassily Kashin, gave a frank and extensive interview to Novaya Gazeta, where he specified those areas, where China …
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12 March
Serb Volunteers Answer Call to Fight in Ukraine
Appeals for volunteers from Bosnia and Serbia to join pro-Russian forces in Ukraine are getting a strong response on social media – but how many are actually going is less clear.One day before Russia launched its attacks on Ukraine, on February 24, the self-styled Serbian Chetnik warlord Bratislav Zivkovic told …
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12 March
Jordan-Based Egyptian Islamic Scholar Zaghloul Al-Naggar: Ukrainian President Zelensky Is A Zionist Extremist; Secular World Leaders Are Crazy, Will Use Nuclear Weapons
Jordan-based Egyptian Islamic scholar Sheikh Zaghloul Al-Naggar said in a March 5, 2022 show on the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Channel 9 (Turkey) that it is hypocritical for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to have asked the Mufti of Ukraine to pray for its protection because Zelensky is an “extremist Zionist.” Al-Naggar also …
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12 March
Support for Russia among Some Pro-Russian Bosnian Groups, but Not All
Some pro-Russian groups in Bosnia have expressed support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Others are still silent.Following a month of social media silence, in late February the ‘Night Wolves of Republika Srpska’ published a series of posts expressing support for Russia’s military assault on Ukraine. Goran Tadic, deputy leader of …
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12 March
Popular Chinese Pundit Sima Nan: The West’s “Fancy Tricks” Against Russia In Ukraine May Eventually Be Used In Taiwan Against China; Foreign Volunteers Might Just Be NATO Soldiers Fighting As “Mercenaries”
On March 1, 2022, popular Chinese pundit and journalist Sima Nan published a video titled “Looking at Ukraine, Thinking about Taiwan” to the Chinese short video platform Kuaishou. In the video, he said that the “fancy tricks” being used by NATO and the West against Russia in Ukraine may be …
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12 March
Ukraine War Prompts Flood of Misinformation, Fake News
The conflict has triggered the spread of fake news and disinformation in Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary, while religion and nationalism inspire some violations in Bosnia and North Macedonia.The second half of February was almost completely absorbed by the start of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, coinciding with a significant rise …
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12 March
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine impacts the Middle East too
Russia and its ties to the Middle East The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched on a large scale on February 24, marked the most significant escalation by Russia against its neighbor since 2014 and the largest invasion in Europe since World War II. In the past few years, the Kremlin …
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