Oriental review was founded in 2010. Despite its claims of editorial independence, the website has been described as under the control of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
Read their “About” page. You’ll see Rick Sterling. You’ll find he is connected to Paul Lauree, and Paul has a long pedigree of SVR funded operations globally.
Thanks for researching Oriental Review. People just take things that support their side, not knowing or caring if it is Russian (or for that matter Ukrainian) propaganda.