Western De-Emphasis on Ukraine's War Crimes

Yesterday's shelling in Donetsk, leaving many civilians dead, may have alarmed allies who are increasingly distancing themselves from Ukraine, says the security policy advisor at the Center for Fundamental rights.

DONETSK, UKRAINE - JANUARY 21: A view of the damage after the shelling in the market place in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is currently under Russian control, ongoing Russian and Ukrainian war on January 21, 2024. At least 25 people were killed and 20 others injured on Sunday due to shelling in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is currently under Russian control. Leon Klein / Anadolu (Photo by Leon Klein / ANADOLU / Anadolu via AFP) Fotó: Anadolu via AFP

One only has to think of the two crisis hotspots in the Middle East, the attacks on Yemen and Hamas in Israel. "I see these two conflicts as having now turned the attention of the Anglo-Saxon world to this region, and we haven't even talked about China, which is instilling a constant sense of danger in the United States and its main allies," the expert said.

The Western media will be completely silent about this as usual as it does not fit the official narrative. Ukrainian army has been shelling civilians in Doneck for the last 10 years. Thousands have been killed. https://t.co/6E5LThhawp

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On the double standards and hypocrisy of the Western world towards Ukraine, he stressed that 

We know how strongly tight-lipped or relativizing the Western press can be about certain acts. For those who are allies of the West, there is a kind of communication shield, which, although it is cracking, still protects Ukraine,

Jozsef Horvath added.

Cover photo: The Donetsk market after the attack (Photo: Leon Klein / ANADOLU / Anadolu via AFP)