Ukraine

[Martin Dietze]

I really did not want to react to this conspiracy bullshit anymore, but
nevertheless:

On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 at 15:25, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:

> *"On February 16, 2022, a full week before Putin sent combat troops into
> Ukraine, the Ukrainian Army began the heavy bombardment of the area *


Wrong. This is simply made up. Sources trace back to Rashist propaganda.


*(in east Ukraine) occupied by mainly ethnic Russians.*


Wrong. You want to catch up with the region's history, also learn
understand that in postcolonial societies primary language of communication
not necessarily corresponds to ethnicity or even self-perceived identity.

Mike Whitney (and you, since you share his text) really has no clue about
Ukraine. Him being an editor on Eastern Europe does not mean a thing here,
because Eastern Europe is not exactly small, and traditionally people have
concentrated on Russia and adapted Russian narratives on other Eastern
European countries.

His nonsense fits well into some people's (ignorant) beliefs. That's how
people start being considered "experts" nowadays. Ouch.



> * Officials from the Observer Mission of the Organization for Security and
> Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) were located in the vicinity at the time and
> kept a record of the shelling as it took place. What the OSCE discovered
> was that the bombardment dramatically intensified as the week went on until
> it reached a peak on February 19, when a total of 2,026 artillery strikes
> were recorded. *


Yup, there may have been shelling, but not by Ukrainian forces.


*Keep in mind, the Ukrainian Army was, in fact, shelling civilian areas
> along the Line of Contact that were occupied by other Ukrainians.” *


I thought it was Russians living there? Mike seems confused. Doesn't
surprise me.


* While it might be in vogue for people, organizations, and governments in
> the West to embrace the knee-jerk conclusion that Russia’s military
> intervention constitutes a wanton violation of the United Nations Charter
> and, as such, constitutes an illegal war of aggression,*


It is. What else should this be?


> * the uncomfortable truth is that, of all the claims made regarding the
> legality of pre-emption under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter,
> Russia’s justification for invading Ukraine is on solid legal ground.”
> (“Russia, Ukraine & the Law of War: Crime of Aggression
> <https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/29/russia-ukraine-the-law-of-war-crime-of-aggression/
> <https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/29/russia-ukraine-the-law-of-war-crime-of-aggression/>>**”,
> Consortium News)*
>

Scott Ritter. This time not for RT but consortiumnews. That changes
everything, doesn't it?

This whole stuff is just so ridiculous that it should really be ignored.

End of transmission.

-- 
Dr. Martin Dietze
[https://www.martins-braindumps.de/]

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