“Ukraine was preparing to attack Crimea” and “we are fighting on our own land”, – Leshchenko told what was wrong/Channel 24 collage May 9 celebration. It was then that during the parade, which was broadcast to a million audience, false narratives about the war on the territory of Ukraine were put into the mouths of the Russian leadership.
In particular, during the parade, Putin said that the so-called “military operation” began because of Ukraine's intention to attack Crimea. Journalist Sergei Leshchenko spoke about this in a new appeal, channel 24 reports. the Russian dictator noted that soldiers from Donbass and the Russian army are fighting on their own land.
Firstly, this is the territory of Ukraine, which is recognized by the world community and Russia itself at the conclusion of the quarter century ago,” Leshchenko commented on Putin’s nonsense.
Another dangerous narrative voiced by Putin was about NATO. He assured a multi-million audience that the North Atlantic Alliance did not seem to want to compromise and was preparing to attack Crimea.
Leshchenko stressed that Ukraine had never planned an attack on Crimea and even despite annexation of the peninsula in 2014, preferred a diplomatic solution to the conflict. He added that Russian propagandists began spreading this fake long before Victory Day.
A few days before the shameful celebration, the speaker of the State Duma of Russia, Vyacheslav Volodin, noted that Russian soldiers and officers stopped the tragedy prepared by Ukraine. This thesis was actively disseminated by the Russian pro-Putin channel Rossiya 24.
What else did the leader of the aggressor country say
- During his speech, Putin once again kept silent about the losses of Russian troops on the battlefield , however cynically stated that Russian troops and volunteers from Donbass “are fighting for their country so that no one forgets the lessons of World War II.”
- In addition, he continued his rhetoric about “neo-Nazis and Bandera” who , according to him, supported the United States and were preparing to acquire nuclear weapons.
- The fact that the United States supports Ukraine was not Putin's only claim. He said that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States started talking about its exclusiveness, humiliating not only the whole world, but also its satellites. He stressed that Russia is a different country with different values.
