Posted on 06/09/2022 6:38:44 AM PDT by tlozo
Ukrainian Official Admits She Lied About Russians Committing Mass Rape to Convince Countries to Send More Weapons
And it worked.
The top Ukrainian official who was fired for spreading misinformation has admitted that she lied about Russians committing mass rape in order to convince western countries to send more weapons to Ukraine.
Lyudmila Denisova, the former Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, was removed from her position following a vote of no confidence in the Ukrainian parliament which passed by a margin of 234-to-9.
Parliament member Pavlo Frolov specifically accused Denisova of pushing misinformation that “only harmed Ukraine” in relation to “the numerous details of ‘unnatural sexual offenses’ and child sexual abuses in the occupied territories, which were unsupported by evidence.”
In an interview published by a Ukrainian news outlet, Denisova admitted that her falsehoods had achieved their intended goal.
“When, for example, I spoke in the Italian parliament at the Committee on International Affairs, I heard and saw such fatigue from Ukraine, you know? I talked about terrible things in order to somehow push them to make the decisions that Ukraine and the Ukrainian people need,” she said.
Denisova noted that Italy’s Five Star Movement was originally “against the provision of weapons to us, but after [her] speech, one of the party leaders… said that they will support [us], including by the provision of weapons.”
Despite the fact that her claims about mass rape were false, they were repeatedly amplified by legacy media outlets like CNN and the Washington Post.
“The media was quick to put this woman’s BS claims out but couldn’t care less about correcting the record,” writes Chris Menahan.
Indeed, there have been innumerable outright hoaxes and falsehoods throughout the war where so-called ‘fact checkers’ have been noticeable by their absence.
These include radiation leaks at besieged nuclear plants which turned out not to have occurred, the media’s complete misinformation about what happened on Snake Island, the ‘Ghost of Kiev Hoax, as well as the ‘attack’ on a Holocaust memorial that never happened.
It ironic how often the term "conspiracy theorist" used as a pejorative by people theorizing a conspiracy. In this case a conspiracy between Russia and this ostensive independent reporter.
Let’s cut to the chase before we get too far in this thread. If the United States were to provide no money, troops, or weapons in the war, which side would you be wanting to win—Russia or Ukraine?
No hedging. Everyone give a plain answer.
How about a settlement where neither side gets it all?
Concurring bump...Lancaster went to Donbas in 2014 and has been doing independent reporting from there ever since. The fact he's self funded and doesn't toe the homo-globalist line has the Soros crowd triggered.
Amen.
Grid 😂 Patrick Lancaster stated the 2020 election was stolen. Therefore he’s not trustworthy according to Grid. 😂
I'm assuming that "a settlement" in your mind would not include Ukraine getting part of Russia? Only Russia getting part of Ukraine?
I put you down as on Russia's side.
I'm assuming that "a settlement" in your mind would not include Ukraine getting part of Russia? Only Russia getting part of Ukraine?
I put you down as on Russia's side.
Ukraine
The war would have never started.
Ok I misread. Because Patrick Lancaster appeared on Alex Jones, that makes him not trust worthy? I don’t trust Grid.
Russia
100% not our war. I don’t care in the least who “wins”. Both sides are pretty scummy. Including “ours”, which apparently consists of some kind of globalist WEF logistics/support crew.
A pox on all of it. None of it would be happening under Trump. This is a product of our leftist state department corruption.
“Chris had objected to Patrick’s coverage because it did not adhere to journalistic norms,”
Got a good laugh out of that. “Journalistic norms” Good one!
This "independent" reporter has been living since 2014 in a Russian controlled police state, in occupied Ukraine. He has married a local and has children during that time, while being embedded with the Russian army. Its ridiculous to call him independent.
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