Biden Demands that Intelligence Leaks StopOn Friday, the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol continued with the support of the United Nations. Negotiations to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine remain stalled. Below are the main developments of this conflict as they happenReuters censors testimony by Mariupol witness - Russia’s deputy ambassador to UNReuters censors testimony by Mariupol witness - Russia’s deputy ambassador to UN
Reuters has heavily censored and distorted testimonies by a woman evacuated from Mariupol in order to adjust her words to its own claims about the city’s shellings by the Russian army, Dmitry Polyansky said at an informal Arria Formula meeting of the UN Security Council, devoted to crimes by the Ukrainian military.
"The Reuters story creates an impression that the woman, Natalya Usmanova, is scared by Russian strikes and apparently hates Russia for what it has done to Ukraine," Polyansky said. He stressed that at the same time Reuters preferred to keep quiet about what the woman said loudly and clearly on Russian television.
Polyansky showed this video of Usmanova saying something Reuters did not dare quote in its story. The woman evacuee literally said:
"I do not wish to return to Ukraine. Honestly. My family’s vote was unanimous. Even if we ever decide to return, we will return only to Mariupol, to the Donetsk People’s Republic. And not to Ukraine," Usmanova said
Yet, a Reuters spokesperson said the news organization stood by its reporting: "We are still seeking to verify key aspects of Natalia Usmanova's account. We are committed to reporting on the conflict on Ukraine in an impartial and independent way."
"It is deplorable that Western journalists in most cases participate in censorship and conceal undesirable information from their readerships and audiences," Polyansky concluded.
Biden demanded to stop leaks about the exchange of intelligence information with UkraineU.S. President Joe Biden, speaking with senior U.S. intelligence and defense officials, said recent media reports about U.S. intelligence exchanges with Ukraine were "counterproductive," NBC television reported, citing administration officials.
According to one official, during a phone call with CIA Director William Burns, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haynes and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Biden said such revelations were "taking away from our goal." Another official said Biden demanded that such leaks, which are of concern to the administration, be stopped.
The network noted that the agencies declined to comment.
As the media noted earlier, the U.S. has set clear limits on the intelligence information that Washington passes to Kiev.
For example, it stressed that the United States had so far refused to provide Ukraine with information about potential targets inside Russia.
US embassy in Moscow warns Americans to avoid public gatherings on May 9
The US embassy to Russia has called on US citizens to avoid public gatherings and festivities marking Victory Day in Moscow, according to the security alert statement published on the embassy’s website on Friday.
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