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Russia rebukes Western ‘perverts’ Russia hits out at Western ‘deviants’
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Moscow says the West wants to “ruin” the Olympics Moscow claims the US and its partners want to “ruin” the Olympics currently underway in China
Media, both in Europe and across the ocean, featured the ‘Russian aggression toward Ukraine’ narrative in their headlines on Saturday. Bloomberg News published a headline that read, ‘Live: Russia invades Ukraine’, which stayed on the homepage for nearly half an hour before it was removed. In Germany, Bild published an article detailing what further actions Russia would take once it invades Ukraine. Moscow’s claims that it has no intention of attacking its neighbor went unnoticed, as usual. A growing chorus of anti-Russian rhetoric in foreign media is part of a concerted campaign to overshadow the Winter Olympic Games, currently underway in China, with geopolitical tensions, one of Moscow's top officials has claimed.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has slammed Western media for what she said was stirring up tensions ahead and during the Olympics.“Bloomberg wrote about ‘a Russian invasion of Ukraine’. The same American [news] agency Bloomberg two weeks ago published fake [news] about ‘Russian-Chinese agreements on the invasion of Ukraine,’” Zakharova wrote on social media on Saturday. In a statement issued on Saturday, Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the country's Foreign Ministry, said that bombshell claims Moscow could be poised to start a war in Eastern Europe had been timed for maximum disruption. “Bloomberg has written about ‘a Russian invasion of Ukraine’. That same American news agency Bloomberg two weeks ago published fake stories about ‘Russian-Chinese agreements on the invasion of Ukraine,’” she wrote, saying it was designed to coincide with the major sporting event.
The spokeswoman also pointed to Saturday's story in German newspaper Bild, which quoted an unspecified foreign intelligence service as claiming that Moscow was preparing to set up a puppet parliament and internment camps in Ukraine after conquering the country. Media in Western Europe and the US featured purported Russian aggression toward Ukraine as a key narrative in their headlines over the weekend after weeks of rising tensions. On Saturday, Bloomberg was forced to apologize after accidentally publishing a headline that read, ‘Live: Russia invades Ukraine’, which stayed on the homepage for nearly half an hour before being removed. Meanwhile, in Germany, Bild published an article detailing how Russia would consolidate its hold on Ukraine after an invasion. Moscow has repeatedly denied it has any plans to launch an offensive.
Zakharova also pointed out that Bild's piece quoted an unspecified foreign intelligence service as claiming that Moscow was preparing to set up a puppet parliament and internment camps in Ukraine after conquering the country.
Zakharova made her statements after talking about the decision to illuminate an iconic World War II monument in Kiev in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Ukraine’s Culture Minister Alexander Tkachenko explained that the illumination symbolized the unity of Ukrainians amid tensions with Russia. “We’re grateful that many countries around the world support our efforts to fight the aggressor,” Tkachenko said. The comments come after Zakharova criticized the decision to illuminate an iconic World War II monument in Kiev in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Ukraine’s culture minister, Alexander Tkachenko, explained that the illumination symbolized the unity of Ukrainians amid tensions with Russia. “We’re grateful that many countries around the world support our efforts to fight the aggressor,” Tkachenko said.
Bloomberg has apologized for mistakenly publishing the headline ‘Russia invades Ukraine’ on its website on Friday. Last month, Bloomberg quoted an unnamed diplomat in Beijing, who said it was “possible” that Chinese President Xi Jinping asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin not to attack Ukraine during the Games, which officially kicked off in the Chinese capital on Friday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at the time that the report was “purely made up out of thin air,” while Russia has repeatedly denied having plans to invade its neighbor. Last month, Bloomberg also quoted an unnamed diplomat in Beijing, who reportedly said it was “possible” that Chinese President Xi Jinping had asked his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin not to attack Ukraine during the Games, which officially kicked off in the Chinese capital on Friday. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said at the time that the report was “purely made up out of thin air.”