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[Ukraine] President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on April 17 that China is supplying weapons to the Russian military. His statement marks Kyiv’s first confirmation that Beijing supports Russia’s war effort by providing weapons.

Kyiv also presented Beijing with evidence that Chinese citizens and companies have participated in Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry reported on April 22.

The Kremlin uses Victory Day celebrations for propaganda purposes, showcasing its military might and drawing on the Soviet victory in World War II to justify its aggression against Ukraine.

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  • Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz
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    1 day ago

    Not to mention that Trump, Xi, and Putin aren’t the only three authoritarians in the world. You have Orban, Erdogan, Berdimuhamedow, Tokayev, Un, etc.

    That’s without mentioning most of the countries outside the west or in close contact with the west, or the growing political movement towards authoritarianism in other western countries. For example Meloni in Italy, Le Pen in France, Fico in Slovakia, Simion in Romania, and so on.