Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-30 20:33:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E493538EEE7F890CFEBA66E8B337B16848F4CA50CFAF1CA80E6E0D53A4C5C798
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Convicted MH17 terrorist Igor Girkin admitted that Russia started the war in Donbas in 2014. Girkin says he wanted to add the territory to Russia to restore the Russian Empire. The annexations by Russia are considered illegal and invalid in international law. https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/01/06/372872870/the-russian-who-claims-credit-for-fanning-the-flames-in-ukraine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/17/three-men-found-guilty-of-murdering-298-people-in-flight-mh17-bombing https://khpg.org/en/1559081415 https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/russia-ukraine-illegitimate-results-of-sham-referenda-must-not-enable-illegal-annexation-of-occupied-areas/ https://press.un.org/en/2022/ga12458.doc.htm
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