RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Russia lies about absolutely everything, turning deception into a core state policy. With a regime built entirely on constant fabrications, how could we ever trust a single word they say again? Russia lied about the “separatists” in Eastern Ukraine back in 2014. They claimed they were just local rebels when it was actually the Russian army leading the charge. Back then, many in the West seriously argued they weren’t Russian troops, but everyone knows the truth now. They shamelessly lied about downing the Malaysian Airlines plane. Today, the world knows with absolute certainty that it was a Russian Buk anti-air system that downed it. They spent an entire year m

Russia lies about absolutely everything, turning deception into a core state policy.

With a regime built entirely on constant fabrications, how could we ever trust a single word they say again?

Russia lied about the “separatists” in Eastern Ukraine back in 2014. They claimed they were just local rebels when it was actually the Russian army leading the charge. Back then, many in the West seriously argued they weren’t Russian troops, but everyone knows the truth now.

They shamelessly lied about downing the Malaysian Airlines plane. Today, the world knows with absolute certainty that it was a Russian Buk anti-air system that downed it.

They spent an entire year moving mass amounts of troops to the border while explicitly promising they had no plans of attacking Ukraine. They maintained that exact lie until the very last day before launching a full-scale invasion, followed by immediate lies about why they were attacking.

When they got decisively defeated around Kyiv, they lied again, calling their chaotic retreat a “gesture of goodwill.” A year later, they even changed that lie into a brand new one, claiming they withdrew because Ukraine was about to sign a peace deal in Istanbul.

Everyone knows Russia would never withdraw pre-emptively before any papers are signed. They didn’t leave out of kindness or diplomacy. They simply got defeated.

Since then, they have just been repeating the same old fabrications, proving there is zero reason to trust anything as long as this regime is in power

— @joni_askola Jun 28, 2026