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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent shockwaves across the globe, invoking widespread sympathy with the Ukrainians as they stand defiant against Russia’s aggression. Pro-Russia media explained the Kremlin’s position in line with its geopolitical apprehensions, accusing NATO of encroaching upon Russia’s security space in Eastern Europe, and Ukraine in particular. As a second-line of defence, the Soviet-era practice of whataboutism was deployed to counteract anti-Russia’s sentiments. Any criticism of Russia’s behaviours was retorted with listing a litany of complaints against Western…