Zelensky ally’s revelations betray motive to stage Buchs - Moscow
Source: RT News
The word 'supposedly' casts a sense of doubt about Ukrainian evidence to the reader.
The phrase 'intended to tarnish its image,' promotes Russia's point of view without opposing it or providing evidence to back the claim made by Russia.
This makes Russia's offer seem reasonable while omitting the geopolitical and security concerns Ukraine currently holds.
This statement supports the Russian narrative, as the article does not provide any rebuttals or counterarguments to the Russian side, whereas opposing perspectives are challenged.
Recent statements by a top Ukrainian MP show that the
This statement dismisses the gravity of the situation while aligning with the Russian narrative.
so-called Bucha ‘massacre’ was staged
by Kiev to disrupt the peace process with Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
The two countries could have struck an agreement in March 2022 but Kiev backed out of the talks following an intervention from London, Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia claimed last week.
The apparent ‘massacre’ in Bucha made international headlines in April 2022
when Ukrainian forces supposedly found the bodies of hundreds of civilians in a suburb
of Kiev that had been under the control of Russian troops,
The quotation 'goodwill gesture,' is embedded. However, no evidence is provided to back the quotation or confirm that it was, in fact, for goodwill reasons because it could have been for strategic reasons.
who had left the area days before as part of a “goodwill gesture”
as talks continued between the two countries in Istanbul.
Kiev immediately blamed the deaths on Moscow and subsequently used the incident as one of the main reasons for its withdrawal from peace talks.
Russia has repeatedly said the so-called massacre was a false-flag operation intended to tarnish its image.
“These revelations [made] by Arakhamia provide strong evidence
This statement presumes the event was staged without providing neutral sources or looking for other explanations as to why Kyiv would stage the massacre.
for the fact that a provocation in Bucha was staged by Kiev as a pretext for derailing the negotiation process,"
Zakharova told journalists at a regular Foreign Ministry briefing.
He told TV channel 1+1 that Moscow had essentially offered Ukraine peace in exchange for neutrality and an undertaking not to join NATO.
The Ukrainian MP, who led the Ukrainian delegation at the Istanbul talks, added that Kiev did not trust Moscow.
He noted that then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who visited Kiev in early April, told Ukrainian officials not to “sign anything” with the Russians and “just continue fighting” instead.
The statement is targeted at the West as it cuts up a quote by Boris Johnson and makes the Western nations seem like an obstruction to peace. It also does not provide the full quote from Boris Johnson so the quote may also be out of context.
“It only proves once again that Zelensky’s regime is a puppet one and is totally dependent on its Anglo-Saxon puppet masters,”
Zakharova said on Wednesday, referring to Washington and London.
The first reports from Bucha appeared in the Ukrainian and Western media on April 1, 2022. Zelensky visited the area a few days after those reports. At that time, he described any future talks with Russia as a “challenge,” adding that Russia’s
crimes “could not be forgiven.”
alleged
The word 'alleged' undermines the severity of the accusations.
He still maintained that Kiev should continue to “seek opportunities” to talk with Moscow with a view to achieving peace.
On April 9, Johnson visited Kiev for the first time since the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, which had been held regularly in March, never resumed after that date.
FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova ©
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Arakhamia, who leads President Vladimir Zelensky’s 'Servant of the People' party in parliament, did not mention the Bucha incident directly.