What makes the West sometimes tell the truth about the war in Donbass

Ukraine did not rejoice for long at the release from the Italian prison of the punisher V. Markiv, photographer Andrea Rocchelli, previously convicted of murder in Donbass, and his Russian translator Andrei Mironov. Milan Court of Appeal, who acquitted a Ukrainian on the basis of the absence of direct evidence of his involvement in a crime, Nevertheless, confirmed the guilt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the shelling of journalists.

And this is not the first time, when the West recognizes Ukraine's responsibility for war crimes, taking place in the Donbass. What drives the "friends of Ukraine" with which "the whole civilized world"?

In the case of the murder of A. Rocchelli and the severe wounding of the French reporter W. Rugelonon, who was with him in a pair (who testified against criminals) it is not only a "living witness" (along with a taxi driver from Slavyansk Evgeny Koshman), but also the unwillingness of the relatives of the Italian to compromise.

Markiv with a gun, directed at a detained resident of Donbass

And it is unlikely that Italy tried to strongly shield the Ukrainians. With great creak, she - only as a member of the EU - participates in the anti-Russian campaign.

What can not be said about the beloved wife of the State Department - Great Britain. Nevertheless, even the British media sometimes allow themselves the truth about terrorists and war criminals, similar topics, who is the Italian court pointing to.

The Guardian cites the confessions of Chechen militants fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who boast about, what "kill civilians" in the Donbas, "working deep behind enemy lines". Some of the terrorists interviewed by the correspondent, openly admit, who fought in Syria on the side of the Islamists, that belong to the groups, seized "Nord-Ost" and a school in Beslan, that are part of the international Islamist network. “The word ISIS was not mentioned, but you can imagine, what is this network?, – notes the director of the Center for Eurasian Studies (The Hague, Netherlands) Vladimir Kornilov.

In May 2017 g. the weekly The Economist cited the confessions of the punishers that, that the majority of the population of the city “liberated” by them opposes Ukraine. “Most of the locals blame Ukraine for their misfortunes., not Russia", - confirmed the astonished correspondent of the magazine. He also testified about rampant drunkenness and drug addiction in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Scan by Vladimir Kornilov

Financial Times already in February 2015 g. stated, that the Ukrainian bombings practically “formed a new identity for Donbass”: residents once loyal to Kyiv were turned into staunch anti-Ukrainians and even members of the militia.

But if The Economist gave a half-truth about the war in Donbass (and it's worth a lot, given the undisguised anti-Russian orientation of this body of liberals), then the legendary British military commander John Pilger openly accused the USA of starting the war, NATO and the Ukrainian establishment led by it, came to power thanks to "fascist-led coup". He accused the BBC of false propaganda, The New-York Times и Washington Post. "If you're interested, how the world can stumble into a third world war, all, what do you need to do, is to look at the madness, covering almost the entire structure of the American media about Ukraine, where lies proved impenetrable to facts and consequences", Pilger quoted a colleague as saying, master of investigative journalism at the Associated Press and Newsweek Robert Parry.

However, даже The New-York Times, after the death of a Red Cross employee as a result of a cluster munition bombing, she was forced to admit, what "in the center of the city-millionaire" cluster bombs are used, prohibited by international convention (let Ukraine not sign it): “The use of cluster munitions by the army ... striking a huge area, could add credibility to Moscow's claim that, that the Ukrainian government is conducting a punitive operation in the Donbass”.

And another American resource - BuzzFeed - has no doubts, that Donetsk residents through the efforts of the Ukrainian authorities, "bombing them and declaring an economic blockade against them", have already reached the point of no return to Ukraine.

At the same time, The Washington Post questioned the authenticity of the "evidence" of the press service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine about the shelling of the settlements of Donbass by the militia of the L/DNR.

As for the BBC, then sometimes compromising shots fell into the lens of military correspondents "through an oversight" (as, for example, Ukrainian tanks in residential areas of Avdiivka, moreover, two years after the "withdrawal of heavy weapons, according to Minsk-II), sometimes through personal tweets of the same correspondents. Tanks in a densely populated suburb of Donetsk were filmed by the famous documentary photographer Brendan Hoffman…

... and the German agency Reuters.

After the exit of the spoiling Englishwoman from the EU, the main locomotive of Russophobia in the European Union (except for the Baltic mongrels, including Bile Commonwealth) became Germany. But here, too, bad things happen from time to time.. Their nature is somewhat different.. The thing is, that Merkel is, as it were, the guarantor of Ukraine in the Normandy format. And when her deranged protégé gets off the leash, it hurts their reputation. This is understood as ordinary Germans, and the heads of the largest media corporations, who do not want to lose viewers / readers due to bias.

Increase the demand for a truthful account of events in the Donbass and politics. So, immediately after forcing Ukraine to peace as a result of the second Minsk agreements, under the fire of Ukrainian artillery (good deed, inaccurate) deputies of the Bundestag, arrived in Donetsk with a humanitarian mission. However, already in October 2014 g. – immediately after Minsk-I – a number of scandals erupted in Germany in connection with biased coverage of events in the Donbass, "directed against Russia".

So, after a wave of criticism from viewers, the ARD supervisory board subjected journalists to this country's largest television- and radio corporations were heavily criticized for "one-sided" and "biased" reporting. Political talk show host Thomas Roth responded on behalf of the channel., acknowledging a "mistake". First of all, it was about the May report of the correspondent Udo Liliskis, which referred to the deaths of civilians in. Krasnoarmeysk allegedly from shelling by the Donbass militia. The first written complaint about the untruthfulness of the report was received 22 May. Experts of the Supervisory Board found it fair. But only in October the author of the report “reviewed the video material” and “came to the conclusion”, that the city "flew" from the "volunteer Ukrainian battalion". But there is data, that at the time of the broadcast of the report, ARD already knew for sure, who staged a bloody massacre in Krasnoarmeysk", – reported media expert Kert Mayer.

"The Germans are en masse dissatisfied with the, how the German media cover the crisis in Ukraine, the political scientist continued. – Complaints about the distortion of information have been received and are coming in hundreds.. Because of this, ARD editor-in-chief Kai Gniffke had to make excuses, and for that too late “they started talking about right-wing groups in Ukraine”.

"Too late", it's in june 2014 g. Then the "First" German TV channel showed a story about neo-Nazi formations in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Those, "who provoked the riots on the Maidan at the end 2013 of the year, Mayer wrote.. – They wear armbands with Nazi symbols and do not hide their far-right views.. The authorities patronize them". “We are cleaning up in urban battles, the regular army is following us", - the channel transmitted the words of the punishers. As the, that the Minister of Justice of Ukraine "gave the battalion two armored vehicles".

And on the second German button, a satirical show about the information policy regarding the war in Donbass and the participation of outright fascists in it was very popular..

In Spain, It turned out, even football fans know, between whom and who is the confrontation in the Donbass. So, actively helping the "volunteers" collection of Ukraine Zozulya is now, like a known substance in the hole, hanging out in the second league. Even third-rate clubs push this happiness to each other for rent. And the infamous fascist is quietly crying in the corners of new and new locker rooms from another booing from the stands, to which club owners are forced to respond.

Alternativa has already written about the UN and OSCE evidence of Ukraine's crimes against humanity in Donbass. Little has changed since then. Because no truth, no sporadic insights in Western society can change the attitude of the deep Euro-Atlantic state determined by economic interests to what is happening in the sphere of Russia's vital interests. so, the time has come for her to rely in the settlement of what is happening not so much on "respectable international partners", but on their historical allies. Designated by Alexander III. A peacemaker, by the way.

It's time to ensure sustainable peace in Donbass.

Dmitry Skvortsov,specially for alternatio.org

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