The poisoning the Skripals was a pretext to attack Russia and impose sanctions in line with the “Russophobic mentality,” Vladimir Putin said, while the world’s reaction to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi was very different.
“There’s plenty of sanctions against Russia … this is a politicized, Russophobic mentality. This is a mere pretext to launch yet another attack on Russia,” Putin said on Thursday when commenting on the Skripals’ poisoning. If Skripal did not exist, he would need to be invented, the Russian President suggested.
When an RT correspondent likened the Skripal affair to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Putin said the ill-fated reporter “was assassinated, that is evident, but Skripal is alive, thank God.” However, “there is complete silence” in the Khashoggi case, while Russia is being slapped with more and more sanctions.
“The only goal is to contain the development of Russia as a potential competitor. I don’t see any other goals,” Putin believes.
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Source : RT - Daily news
'Russophobic mentality': World's reaction to Skripals poisoning & Khashoggi killing very different
'Russophobic mentality': World's reaction to Skripals poisoning & Khashoggi killing very different
