Mykhailo Podolyak, Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, spoke about "the ability of Russian propaganda to distort reality and take words out of context." He emphasized that Russian propagandists often use a variety of methods to provoke and change the meaning of public statements by those who do not support the Kremlin's policies. He wrote about this on Twitter, presumably in response to a statement by a representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, who demanded clarification of Podolyak's words about the "low intellectual potential" of China and India.
"Of course, Turkey, India, China, and other regional powers are increasingly justified in claiming global roles in the modern world, and there are all the reasons for this: historical, economic, cultural, scientific, and political. And these roles have long been much broader than Russia's. But the global world is much wider than even the most well-thought-out regional national interests," Podolyak said.
He emphasized that the global world is based on stability and predictability, and international law and rules of the game are an integral part of this stability.
Podolyak said that Russia systematically violates international law and tries to undermine the foundations of global stability.
"One way or another, it is irrational to ignore this because of situational and regional economic interests, as it threatens long-term consequences. The sooner Russia loses, the more chances the world has to return to stability and the rules of the game. The task of the great powers is to accelerate this moment," Podolyak said.
Classic Russian propaganda: take it out of context, distort the meaning, scale it up to separate target audiences with conflict provocation. Of course, Türkiye, India, China and other regional powers are increasingly and clearly justified in claiming global roles in the modern…
— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) September 13, 2023
