The French news agency AFP called the Russian military, which is currently fighting against Ukraine, “Ukrainian separatists.” The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko noted that such statements are inadmissible,
KYIV. UkraineGate. 3. July . 2022 | Ukraine News.
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“AFP has become a victim of Russian propaganda. They impermissibly call the Russian invasion army ‘Ukrainian separatists’, presenting Russia’s war against Ukraine as an internal conflict – it’s on the Kremlin’s hands. What’s next – ‘Ukrainian separatists’ are firing cruise missiles from the Caspian?” Nikolenko wrote on Twitter.
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Earlier, AFP published a flash message: “Ukrainian separatists claim to have surrounded Lysychansk.”
Source: Ukrgate