Fighting lies is a tiring business, but it must be done. My recent public debate with Andrij Dobriansky is a real oddity because there have been few opportunities like this during the past 18 months where critics of NATOs policy towards Russia could challenge the lies of the Ukrainian and Western propagandists. I only scratched the surface with Mr. Dobrianskys mendacity.

The propaganda lies churned out by U.S. and British intelligence, which are plentiful and audacious, cover the gamut e.g., Putin has a terminal illness; Putin is weak and hanging be a thread; Ukraine is advancing steadily in its counter offensive; Russia is isolated; Russias economy is collapsing; Russian conscripts are being dragooned against their will to join the army; Russian prisoners are being coerced to join paramilitary forces and fight on the front lines; the morale of the Russian Army is collapsing; Russias Generals are incompetent; Russia is suffering more casualties than Ukraine; and Russia is a colonial imperialist.

I want to touch on the ridiculous claim by Dobriansky that Russia is guilty of colonialism in Africa. For those of you who watched the video of my exchange with this gentleman, you saw that he declined my challenge to name just one country in Africa that was colonized by Russia, controlled and exploited for years. He could not respond because Russia is not guilty of this defamatory accusation.

Here is a break out of the Empires and colonies in 1920 following WWI:

You will note that Russia stayed home. It was not romping across the globe, snatching up territories and planting its flag.

The reality for Africa is the one region in the world that has suffered the most from the colonial exploitation of European nations for more than 200 years. France and Britain were the two big players, controlling almost two-thirds of Africa. But other European states also staked claims over the people and territory of countries across the African continent Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain.

It is true that many African nations actively participated in enslaving and selling other Africans to the Europeans and Americans. And it is true that Britain tried to put a stop to the international slave selling business with passage of the Slave Act in 1807. But that one act of decency does not erase the injustice and pillaging of the African colonies by the Brits during the 19th and early 20th Century. The same holds true for the other European colonizers who used the African nations as their personal piggy ba...

95% of Ukrainian grain was exported by way of the Black Sea in 2020. Half of it was exported to MENA (Middle East-North Africa) countries. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/17/infographic-russia-ukraine-and-the-global-wheat-supply-interactive

Putin steals his neighbors land and grain and then promises 5% for his friends while keeping 95% for himself. The 95% will sell for more since hes destroying Ukraines storage and means of export.

The harvest of wheat, alone, in Russian occupied parts of Ukraine, is expected to be approximately 4.25 million tonnes, meaning that Putins offer of free grain is only about 5%. Putin has offered 25-50,000 tonnes of free grain each to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, Central African Republic and Eritrea in the next few months. July and August is when Ukraines winter wheat is harvested.

During the Africa-Russia Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to replace Ukrainian grain exports to Africa on both a commercial and aid basis to help avoid a global food crisis. We will be ready to provide Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, Central African Republic and Eritrea with 25-50,000 tonnes of free grain each in the next three to four months, Putin said. These are all Russian allies, except Somalia which is suffering a severe humanitarian crisis. See: Russia recently withdrew from a deal under which Ukrainian grain exports passed through the Black Sea to reach global markets, including Africa. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66333403

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