{"id":57479,"date":"2021-04-15T10:06:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=57479"},"modified":"2021-04-15T10:06:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T15:06:14","slug":"cnns-blatant-disinformation-about-russia-ukraine-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=57479","title":{"rendered":"CNN\u2019s Blatant Disinformation About Russia-Ukraine Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dk-topic dk-topic_size_m dk-article__topic i-bem dk-topic_js_inited\" data-bem=\"{&quot;dk-topic&quot;:{}}\">\n<div class=\"dk-topic__body\">\n<div class=\"dk-topic__content\">\n<div class=\"dk-topic__footer\">\n<h3 class=\"dk-topic__footer-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategic-culture.org\/news\/2021\/04\/14\/cnn-blatant-disinformation-about-russia-ukraine-activity\/\">CNN\u2019s Blatant Disinformation About Russia-Ukraine Activity<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"dk-topic__footer-text\"><strong style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px;\"><em>Confrontation with Russia is in line with a sensationalist media, influenced by neocons, neolibs and flat-out Russia-haters.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dk-article__bar\">\n<div class=\"dk-article__bar-left\">\n<div class=\"dk-date dk-date_color_gray dk-article__bar-date\">\n<p>MSNBC host <a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fggreenwald%2Fstatus%2F1376595855357186049&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C11008260f45345193a9808d8ff0e55f9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637539784320009667%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Dnm%2F9sShNYXgb4sLmGynOGyJL5foKQgk1lAX0IiezZU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Scarborough\u2019s belittling comments against fair and balanced Russia related journalism<\/a> relate to an April 12-13 CNN airing on recent matters concerning Russia and Ukraine. The segment at issue begins with CNN reporter Matthew Chance joining Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the frontline of the demarcation area between the forces of the Ukrainian government and Donbass rebels. Thereafter, CNN news anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2021%2F04%2F12%2Feurope%2Fukraine-zelensky-front-lines%2Findex.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C11008260f45345193a9808d8ff0e55f9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637539784320019665%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DgRq%2Fz71TsAMOiWrfsA%2Bpw13y909MdERJCrf%2B8nQIaw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Vause follows up<\/a> with longtime US academic\/mass media journalist Jill Dougherty.<\/p>\n<p>The false spin is given that Russia increased tension by amassing troops along its border with Ukraine. In actuality, the Kiev regime\u2019s dramatic military buildup near the Donbass rebels occurred beforehand. This oversight is in line with the aforementioned <a href=\"http:\/\/moonofalabama.org\/2021\/04\/cnn-ukrainian-trains-with-heavy-weapons-going-east-are-russian-aggression.html#more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN segment misidentifying Ukrainian forces as being Russian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The CNN bit gives an inaccurate psychoanalysis of what\u2019s motivating the recent Russian military activity. Omitted, is some otherwise valid insight of what could very well be influencing Zelensky and the Russian response to him. Zelensky\u2019s low poll numbers are in part due to the miserable socioeconomic conditions in Ukraine and some faulty decision-making on the part of his government. Unable to get a prompt delivery of Western Covid-19 vaccinations, the Ukrainian government shot down the possibility of acquiring the Russian Sputnik vaccine. That stance can be reasonably seen as a shortsighted nationalist stance. It\u2019s not as if Russia and Ukraine don\u2019t commercially interact. Despite the differences between their governments, <a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldstopexports.com%2Fukraines-top-15-import-partners%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C11008260f45345193a9808d8ff0e55f9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637539784320029658%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=pjtkf6K0ICugbnb3ybPAbfzyYJE5MhqchLtZ9x9%2FkyM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia remains a key trading partner of Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky won the last Ukrainian presidential election on a platform that wasn\u2019t as confrontational towards Russia as his opponent Petro Poroshenko. The former has since done an about face with brazen comments towards Russia and the Donbass rebels&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dk-article__section\">\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN\u2019s Blatant Disinformation About Russia-Ukraine Activity Confrontation with Russia is in line with a sensationalist media, influenced by neocons, neolibs and flat-out Russia-haters. MSNBC host Joe Scarborough\u2019s belittling comments against fair and balanced Russia related journalism relate to an April 12-13 CNN airing on recent matters concerning Russia and Ukraine. 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