An Interview with Lavrov: "Russia is not squeaky clean"

An interesting interview. Worth reading even if you don't want to believe a word of it

For example:

I quoted to him an official United Nations report about the Ukrainian village of Yahidne, in Chernihiv region, which states that "360 residents, including 74 children and five persons with disabilities, were forced by Russian armed forces to stay for 28 days in the basement of a school… There were no toilet facilities, water…10 older people died".

"Is that fighting Nazis?" I asked.

"It's a great pity," Mr Lavrov said, "but international diplomats, including the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Secretary-General and other UN representatives, are being put under pressure by the West. And very often they're being used to amplify fake news spread by the West."

"Russia is not squeaky clean. Russia is what it is. And we are not ashamed of showing who we are."

I particularly noted the following:

He then accused the BBC of not uncovering the truth of what had been happening to civilians in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine, "when civilians were being bombed by Kyiv's troops for eight years".

I stressed that over the course of six years, the BBC had many times contacted the leadership in the separatist-run areas asking for permission to go and see what was happening. We were refused entry every single time.

Russia has accused Ukraine of genocide. However, in 2021, eight civilians were killed in the rebel-held areas, according to self-proclaimed pro-Russian "officials", and seven the year before. While every death was a tragedy, I said, that did not constitute a genocide.

I suggested that if genocide really had taken place, then the Luhansk and Donetsk separatists would have been interested in us going there. Why were we not let in, I asked.

"I don't know," said Mr Lavrov.

www.bbc.co.uk...

This is about as conciliatory as a Russian will ever be, they may be trying to find a negotiation starting point.

But didn't I see another 650 million to Ukraine?

too much money is being thrown around for one side to stop now.

Gonna be interesting once the rest of the world realizes Putin isn't giving up the captured areas, the same territorial losses that would have occurred much quicker and possibly less deadly, sans the billion-dollar aid packages.

There has never been a conflict whereas any side was "squeaky clean"

a reply to: AndyMayhew
BBC.

The same that tried to sell you a fake chemical attack in Syria domua.
The same network selling you covid fear mongering porn.

originally posted by: Gothmog
There has never been a conflict whereas any side was "squeaky clean"

This is according to the BBC.

Nah there arent any neo nazis in Ukraine believe the BBC. Just like how they lied to you about how there arent any jihadist rebel groups in Syria as they are all squeaky clean moderate rebels.

I am not going to repeat myself in Ukraine they incorporated the far right neo nazi soldiers within their national guard and even the former president of Ukraine had called them as their patriots on several points before in the past.



The fact that they are now telling the far right groups to rebrand themselves by removing the logos but not their ideology just goes to show how this is quite deeper.

originally posted by: vNex92

originally posted by: Gothmog
There has never been a conflict whereas any side was "squeaky clean"

This is according to the BBC.

Nah there arent any neo nazis in Ukraine believe the BBC. Just like how they lied to you about how there arent any jihadist rebel groups in Syria as they are all squeaky clean moderate rebels.

I am not going to repeat myself in Ukraine they incorporated the far right neo nazi soldiers within their national guard and even the former president of Ukraine had called them as their patriots on several points before in the past.



The fact that they are now telling the far right groups to rebrand themselves by removing the logos but not their ideology just goes to show how this is quite deeper.

You are "preaching to the choir" .

a reply to: vNex92

The source is Lavrov. Do you understand how interviews work?