Ukraine - English speaking readers misled by Russian propaganda?

No joke! People here have been misled by Russian misinformation. They were not misled by fabrication, lies and misinformation when Iraq was invaded. Is it just because the UN used their rubber stamp to legalise it? Now the world is seeing the UN as an entity without credibility and responsibility..

Now, who is the one country generating the biggest misinformation campaign in history? Does US$300 million a year gives everyone a clue? Make a guess! I think most people do not need to guess, and is a well known fact at their finger tips, however much the MSM narrative is trying to do damage control. Significantly, I think Russia does not, even if they want to, have that kind of spare cash to fund their misinformation campaign worldwide.

For trying to destroy the truth through preventing investigation and thorough verification of the facts regarding the Bucha case, they ride rough shod over attempts to ask the UN to conduct an investigation, which was blatantly blocked by the British. Even when the accused wants an investigation to prove their innocence, the accusers would not allow. Is that how the UN works? Obviously the UN has been hijacked to look after the interest of the West, nothing more nothing less.

How much misinformation can the Russians spread if you just consider that they totally do not have the Western MSM's support to do their disinformation work. Even on social media, like Youtube, Twitter etc, much of the uploads are one sided pro Western hubris demoonising Russia and China.

In fact, the smearing of China has been more vile and intense lately, a sign that the evil empire is now desperate to target China for standing behind Russia. Likewise, India is facing the same problem, with threats getting more serious by the day.

 Anonymous 

PS. How many English educated are able to read Russian news? How many Russian propaganda are in the English main media?

Ukraine: Misinformation, disinformation, distorted truth or truth, reading between the lines

1. SINGAPORE: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked intense public debate in Southeast Asia. Within the region, there are worries that segments of society have bought into the Kremlin’s online disinformation campaigns aimed at swaying sentiments on the war and justifying Russia’s invasion....

2. TWO PRO-RUSSIA NARRATIVES

The first narrative involves the Donbas region and the portrayal of Ukrainian authorities as neo-Nazis bent on subjecting Russian-speaking residents to constant military onslaught and genocide.

The second involves the assertion that the United States operates a network of biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine. Both of these debunked narratives, utilised as justifications for the invasion, have been widely propagated by Russia’s official Twitter accounts....

3. Amongst the 1,961 tweets identified from Singapore- and Philippines-based Twitter accounts, 838 of them mentioned the terms "US", "USA", "America" or "American". A substantial majority of these tweets carried anti-American sentiments. Analysts have highlighted how Russia seems to have masterfully curated their narratives to tap on "existing anti-Western messages" that have appeal in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The goal here is to convert this reservoir of anti-Western sentiment into goodwill and support for Russia....

4. According to the 2022 State of Southeast Survey, a significant minority of Singaporeans and Filipinos - 21 per cent and 31 per cent respectively - expressed no or little confidence that the US would do the "right thing" to contribute to global peace, security and prosperity. ...

Darren Cheong is a research associate with the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. This commentary first appeared on the Institute's blog, Fulcrum.

The above is quoted from CNA and reads, this is an authoritative and objective analysis of the Ukraine crisis and ... the Russians are trying to write the narrative which is generally false and disinformation. Agree? Or this is the officially approved version of the Ukraine crisis?

In para 1, it says that the region is worried about segments of society being misled by the Russians as believing in the Russian narrative is bad. True?  The region means what, Asean or just Singapore? The underlying statement is that the Russian narrative is false. Really?

Para 2, the two Russian narratives, one, Ukrainian authorities used neo Nazi elements to kill Russian speaking Ukrainians and two, Americans operate bioweapon labs in Ukraine, are untruths and have been debunked? Really? Debunked by who? Has the UN conducted any investigation or no investigation?

Para 3 said a 'substantial majority of these tweets carried anti-American sentiments' meaning a substantial number of Singaporeans and Filipinos are anti Americans. Meaning a substantial number of them don't support the Americans involvement in the Ukraine war. And the substantial numbers include those in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, all anti Americans. This is contrarian to the American's claim that the international community is against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Para 4, 21% and 31% of Singaporeans and Filipinos have little confidence in US doing the right thing to contribute to global peace, security and prosperity. Is the author implying that this is a minority and the majority have confidence in the Americans doing the right thing? Or maybe, the same percentages have confidence in the Americans while the balance 40-50% is not sure? By not saying how many percent believe in the Americans doing the right thing, is telling only half truth, half the picture. Why not tell the whole truth since the author must have the full statistic?

The article also implies that Singapore's stand against the Russian invasion has the support of Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei, that in Asean, Singapore is not alone in opposing the invasion.

What do you think? What is the message of the article and what is the truth? Is it objective and impartial analysis or the author is telling his version of the anti Russian narrative?

Nato - The North Atlantic Terrorist Organisation demands China to fight their war against Russia

 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has declared that by being “unwilling to condemn Russia’s aggression,” China has issued a challenge to the Cold War-era alliance. Beijing has remained neutral on the conflict in Ukraine, but has accused NATO of fomenting the crisis by expanding into Eastern Europe.

“We have seen that China is unwilling to condemn Russia’s aggression, and Beijing has joined Moscow in questioning the right of nations to choose their own path,” Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels on Thursday, following a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, along with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba and officials from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea.

“This is a serious challenge to us all,” Stoltenberg added. “It makes it even more important that we stand together.”...  RT

The white terrorist organisation, Nato, after pushing Russia into a war with Ukraine, is now blaming China for it and that China must condemn and fight the Russians and be on their side. China cannot be a neutral party. China must join them in their fight against Russia or be treated as irresponsible and an enemy of the white terrorists. What has their war got to do with China?

What kind of distorted logic, if it is logic at all, did these white savages think they are talking about? Did the white terrorists allow EU countries and their stooges and lackeys the right to choose not to take sides, or neutral countries the right to remain neutral? As far as China and the rest of the world are concerned, the white terrorists can go and terrorise the Russians, set up bioweapon labs in Ukraine next to Russian border, or put strategic weapons, even nuclear weapons aimed at Russia, but what have these got to do with China or the rest of the world? 

Instead, China and the rest of the world should not remain neutral but come to the aid of the Russians to stop the white terrorists from their aggression and irresponsible acts of war against Russia. That should be the only responsible thing for China and the rest of the world to do. Now Russia has enough proof that the 36 bioweapon labs of the Americans have been manufacturing viruses, including the Covid19 virus and planned to use them against the world. This is how evil these white terrorists are.

China and the rest of the world have had enough of the aggression, invasion and occupation of their countries, looting and plundering and massacres by these white savages during the colonial days. It is only right and proper for the China and the rest of the world to rise up and fight with the Russians to destroy the white terrorists from invading more countries and killing more innocent people around the world. That is the only responsible thing to do. To do otherwise, to help the white terrorists to attack Russia is the most ludicrous and irresponsible thing to do. It would be insanity or simply stupidity or irresponsibility!

The rest of the world must unite to end the reign of terror of the white terrorists. Only then could there be world peace. No more bullying and be held hostage by the white terrorists, to be attacked and invaded at their whims and fancy.

BRICS States Creating SWIFT-like System and Ratings Agency to Counter US

Ukraine-related Western sanctions are pushing BRICS countries into closer economic cooperation at an accelerated pace, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Saturday during the first meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the BRICS countries, chaired by China.

According to the finance minister, the “current crisis is man-made,” and the BRICS member states – Russia, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa – “have all the necessary tools to mitigate its consequences for their respective economies and the global economy on a broader scale.”

Siluanov says the current US dollar-based international financial system should be reformed to ensure “independence and continuity of economic processes.”

“The situation in the global economy has deteriorated significantly as a result of the sanctions. Bans on settlements, disruption of production and supply chains, export controls and import bans – all of these restrictions hit the global economy.”

In order to prevent economies from plunging into crisis, BRICS countries are working to reform their financial interaction, for instance, by creating a BRICS-based interbank messaging system, an analogue of SWIFT, which Russia was cut off from last month as part of EU sanctions, and other measures.

“This pushes us to the need to speed up work in the following areas: The use of national currencies for export-import transactions, the integration of payment systems and cards, our own financial messaging system and the creation of an independent BRICS rating agency,” Siluanov said.

The prospect of creating a BRICS-focused rating agency, for instance, is a highly positive idea, analysts say, as major ratings agencies Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P recently removed their Russia ratings due to sanctions pressure, which makes it difficult for Moscow to secure foreign investment.

During their meeting, representatives of the BRICS countries also discussed cooperation through the New Development Bank, investment in infrastructure, and the creation of a BRICS research network. The central banks of the nations agreed to conduct a new test of the BRICS Contingent Reserve Pool mechanism, which allows member states to swap national currencies in times of need. 

 Anonymous

US Pushed UN Resolution to Suspend Russia With Partial Facts - This is so shameful, a kangaroo court in the UN

Double standards - countries had not driven the US out of the UN human rights body when it bombed civilians in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan

After the vote pushed by the US at the UN General Assembly decided to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, some member states expressed opposition to the hasty move which forced countries to take sides before knowing the full story.

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council. In the 193-member Assembly, 93 countries voted in favor, 24 against, and 58 abstained. Russia, China, Iran and Vietnam were among those who voted against. Those who abstained include India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Pakistan and Singapore.

The vote sets a dangerous precedent on that a resolution without solid investigation can be brought to the UN where member states are then abducted by political ideology and forced to choose sides.

According to the UN release, the resolution was brought to the Assembly after a flurry of disturbing photos of the "Bucha incident." Ukraine accused Russian military forces of killing a large number of civilians during the occupation of the city of Bucha, located in the western suburbs of Kiev. Russia categorically denied it and presented the UN Security Council with empirical evidence of the Ukrainian side's video falsification and other fakes.

After the UN posted the tally on its Twitter account, it's noted that even under great pressure from the US and the West, the total number of those who voted against and abstained was still close to those who voted in favor. The accusations against Russia on the "Bucha incident" have yet to be proved, while the irrefutable atrocities conducted by Ukraine forces against Russian POWs were caught on camera.

The UN's role to unite the world is on the ebb as it was silent on the US-led chaos in Libya, Tunisia, Iran, Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan. The West's hurriedly subscription to the US-pushed resolution against Russia at the UN denies rules-based international values. 

 

 Anonymous