Poland responds to Putin's scandalous accusations of the outbreak of World War II
While it's not the first time Russian leader Vladimir Putin has made such claims, Warsaw expresses shock over their dissemination by American 'journalist' Tucker Carlson. pic.twitter.com/2NqIB5H7bH
If Tucker was a real journalist he would have pushed back on this literal debunked Nazi propaganda, but Tucker isn't a journalist, and this wasn't an interview, but one big KGB brainwashing circus. pic.twitter.com/IpZ2Zoypxz
Even right wing Tucker fans were bummed about this interview where Putin talked mostly uninterrupted about the history of Eastern Europe from the Mongol sack of Kiev to present day. It was an unmitigated disaster for Tucker as Putin mocked him repeatedly. But I found one fan. pic.twitter.com/hq0LoYh0Z1
Some view Tucker Carlson's interview of Putin as a (strategic) signal that Trump and Putin can strike a deal. Others say it is a boring history lesson no-one cares nor can follows
Yet, it is propaganda. So, here are the key quotes from the interview, refuted 1/ pic.twitter.com/K5a9j7N2AH
🧵1/♾ So, I woke up early to watch a two-hour interview with Putin, and I was astounded by the river of lies. Putin claimed there was a coup (which there wasn't) and that he had to annex Crimea to protect it. But protect it from what?
BASF to sell holdings in two Xinjiang chemical plants: “BASF is to accelerate the sale of its stakes in two plants in Xinjiang, following “serious allegations” of human rights abuse by employees of its local joint venture partner.” https://t.co/XfJBDFKYu2
BREAKING: following revelations that @BASF's partner in Xinjiang was directly implicated in the atrocities, BASF CEO Brudermüller has just told us that BASF will exit Xinjiang as soon as feasible – a "red line" has been crossed.
Mr. Brudermüller committed to accelerate their withdrawal from Xinjiang… https://t.co/5pAoFaVE97
— Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) (@ipacglobal) February 9, 2024
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German 🧪 chemicals company @BASF announces intention to leave Uyghur region.
This follows reporting that its joint venture partner staff joined visits to Uyghur homes at night to collect data for possible internment.https://t.co/bXgzXlYHLw
German BASF's joint-venture in Xinjiang joined state officials in middle-of-the-night home visits to ethnic "target" households during the peak of the mass internments in 2018, company reports show. THREAD:
The largest chemical company in the world, German firm BASF, is urged to pull out of Xinjiang as the "shocking degree" to which it is implicated in Uyghur persecution has come to light. In particular, its partner firm was involved in "home visits." https://t.co/Se2t0KGJ67