UK officials reproduce 'vile' Kiev anti-Russian propaganda: Embassy
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The Russian Embassy in the UK denounces the inability of UK officials and media outlets to publicly denounce the Ukrainian forces' terror and oppression.
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The Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom (AP)
The Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom considered that UK politicians should reflect on whether baseless anti-Russian propaganda amounts to hate speech, which the West allegedly opposes.
In a statement to TASS, the Embassy pointed out that it was outraged by "the apparent willingness of prominent UK officials to uncritically reproduce the vile and primitive anti-Russian propaganda of the Kiev regime."
According to the Russian news agency, Russian diplomats pointed to recent allegations made by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who claimed on Monday that the Russian forces were setting up booby-trapped toys and installing torture chambers in Kherson.
The Embassy also noted the remarks made by UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who "seemed to imply the responsibility of Russian Armed Forces in committing 'atrocities' of a sexual nature."
TASS quoted the Russian Embassy in the UK as saying that "no evidence to prop up these grotesque allegations was forthcoming, as none could be, given the absence of such evidence."
"Yet the British media remains awash with such delusions, excitedly falling over themselves to reprint, retweet and repost almost anything that conforms to the prevalent anti-Russian stereotype," the Embassy added.
The Embassy said, "Questions arise. What is the reason for the apparent inability of UK officials and media outlets to publicly denounce the Ukrainian military and its neo-Nazi paramilitary detachments that over the preceding eight years subjected the civilian residents of Donbass, their families and children to an uninterrupted reign of terror and oppression?"
"Why have London and its NATO allies failed to respond to a documented fact of Russian servicemen, having surrendered to Ukrainian armed forces, being gunned down? Their cold-blooded murderers, having opened fire upon unarmed prisoners of war, who were lying on the ground, were so confident of their impunity that they videotaped their criminal offences," the statement expressed.
"Finally, is it not the case that anti-Russian propaganda uncorroborated by facts constitutes exactly the kind of hate-speech the West alleges to be fighting?" the Russian Embassy added.
The statement also expressed hope that those questions would eventually be answered by UK officials, reiterating that Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine is conducted "in full compliance with international humanitarian law, guided by the noble goal of ensuring Russia’s national security and the safety and well-being of our people."
It is noteworthy that in mid-November, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed that his country would stand by Kiev's side "until Ukraine has won" during his first visit to the Ukrainian capital since taking office.
Sunak said the UK would provide Ukraine with a new £50 million package of air defense at Kiev's request, which comprises 125 anti-aircraft guns and technology, including radars and anti-drone electronic warfare capability.
Earlier this month, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced that his country would provide Ukraine with more than 1,000 new anti-air missiles.
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