Russia in the Ukraine crisis: Of Putin lies

For Wladimir Putin the case is clear: The Ukrainian army encircles cities in the east of the country, kills aimed civilians and devastates the infrastructure. The problem: Of Russia president rotates consistently the facts.

The Donbass seemed for of Russia presidents last far away. Wladimir Putin had traveled deeply to Siberia, to Jakutsk stood among other things the visit of the giant museum on the program. Nevertheless the Ukraine conflict was completely close. With its visit in the Far East Putin explained, wherein the goal of the “present military operation lies in the east (Ukraine)” and why the so-called people resistance went into the offensive.

As so often lately has Putin thereby statements set up, which do not correspond to the reality, yes, which the facts rotate every now and then even into their opposite. Its statements are often unchecked transferred also to Germany. What is poetry and which truth? Spiegel online examines some the most current Russian statements. Putin and the alleged bombardment by the Ukrainian army: “Regular ones Ukrainian units have large cities encircle and to cover residential areas with purposeful fire”, Putin on Monday to a BBC correspondent explained. Few days before it had compared the action of the Ukrainians already with that of the fascist German troops before Leningrad: “Large cities were encircled and destroyed by purposeful bombardment, including inhabitants.” There is no purposeful bombardment of eastUkrainian cities and also not the attempt, the population, as it says, with “sharp fire” to kill. I spent the last weeks in Donezk and to me the damage in the city exactly viewed. Yes, daily there are impacts of artillery, it gives destruction and human victims there. The hits however essentially concentrate on two areas: the area in the north around the main station and on the Petrowski urban district in the southwest. (Empties) the school No. 33 for example, which was met on Wednesday past week, is because of the Lenin brochure in just this southwest Rayon. Were met recently also (for a long time vacated) the market before the main station and a small shop, which have around the clock on - there there were indeed at night dead.