Putin Loses His Skill of Deception: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Reacts to SCO Summit Statements
Amid recent developments surrounding Putin’s statements during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, it has become increasingly apparent that Russian President Vladimir Putin is gradually losing his professional skills in information manipulation and propaganda.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Georgiy Tikhiy, publicly stated that Putin ‘is losing his skills of lying,’ indicating growing uncertainty and unreliability in his words.
At the summit held in China, the Russian leader attempted unsuccessfully to justify the invasion of Ukraine by blaming the 2014 ‘state coup,’ claiming it was supported by the West.
Ukrainian diplomacy emphasizes that this is yet another attempt to distort reality for his benefit, ignoring the absence of any mention of the war in the official declaration.
The global community is increasingly focused on the fact that the only effective way to counter such lies is to increase pressure on Moscow.
Notably, Russia has repeatedly tried to justify its aggression with various arguments—ranging from ‘protecting Russian-speaking populations’ to ‘NATO threat.’ As expert Petro Herasymegenko notes in his analysis, China at the Tianjin summit will loudly proclaim its vision of a new world order and showcase its military strength through a grand parade.
Against this backdrop, the Russia-Ukraine conflict may be viewed within China’s broader geopolitical strategy—as part of a larger contest with its primary adversary.
For more details on China’s plans to become a global hegemon, see our article ‘How China Aims to Become a World Power.’