In a strange shift, Lavrov was quoted as saying that Israel’s war on Gaza is identical to Moscow’s military operation against Ukraine.

In a strange shift, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted as saying that Israel’s war on Gaza is identical to Moscow’s military operation against Ukraine.

The comments, attributed to Russia’s top diplomat, were cited by Russia Today in an interview on Thursday with RIA Novosti.

“The goals declared by Israel for its ongoing operation against Hamas militants in Gaza seem nearly identical to those put forward by Moscow in its campaign against the Ukrainian government,” RT quoted Lavrov as saying.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 21,320 Palestinians have been killed, and 55,603 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.

Palestinian and international estimates say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.

Many international law experts have accused Israel of carrying out a genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.

read more: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/objectives-of-israels-and-russias-war-nearly-identical-did-lavrov-shift-position-on-gaza/

  • brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
    825·
    6 months ago

    Doesn’t seem anymore inconsistent than any other country.

    And no, it doesn’t matter how many times you link that Wikipedia page, pointing out double standard has always been, and always will be fair game.

      • brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
        922·
        6 months ago

        But the sheer scale of Russian disinformation, distraction and destruction are far beyond those of other governments.

        Bullshit, the disinformation, distraction, and destruction of the West, talking about human rights and “rules based international order” while committing atrocities that far outstrip Russia more than disproves your point. That’s why you’re having to make up unsourced lies to pad your list.

        And playing the “what about” card is nothing but a tactic of derailing the conversation; it adds nothing, just making the discourse confused and meaningless.

        Pointing out hypocrisy and double standards always has been, and always will be a legitimate thing to do. It doesn’t matter how much you wine about it, or how many little Orwellian nicknames you come up with for it, or how much you impotently demand that people follow your arbitrary debate club rules.