Western media has been silent for years about the war in Donbass and neo-Nazis in Ukraine
On February 24, Russia launched a "special operation" in Donbass to protect the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. They were recognized by Moscow on February 21. The Western media is calling the operation "an invasion."
During a speech a few weeks ago, Ukrainian President Zelensky announced an attack on Donetsk and Luhansk to bring the republics back into line. That would pave the way for NATO membership, as a country with territorial disagreements cannot be admitted to the bloc.
By December last year, the Kiev government had deployed 125,000 troops to Donbass, US investigative journalist George Eliason, who lives and works in the area, told Sputnik news agency . In addition, the OSCE reported that Ukraine more often used heavy weapons against the people's republics, in violation of the Minsk agreements.
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The Western media has been silent for years about shelling on Donetsk and Luhansk by the Ukrainian government and neo-Nazi battalions. More than 13,000 people have been killed in the region since the Maidan coup in February 2014, according to the UN. Civilians in the area have been harassed for eight years, Eliason said.
In recent weeks, the Ukrainian army intensified its bombing campaign in Donbass, after which Donetsk and Luhansk decided to evacuate children and the elderly to Russia. They were met by Ukrainian special forces, says Eliason. Mines were laid and people were shot at.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz claimed at the annual Security Conference in Munich on Feb. 19 that it is "really preposterous" to suggest that genocide is taking place in Donbass.
That the German chancellor makes such statements is scandalous, but not unexpected. By turning a blind eye to crimes committed by the Ukrainian army and neo-Nazi militias in eastern Ukraine, the Scholz-led coalition is indirectly supporting Nazi political views in Ukraine, the investigative journalist said.
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