Russia uses the speeches of Gamal Abdel Nasser to justify the war in Ukraine
In the midst of the war in Ukraine, the Russian authorities seem to use everything they can to convince others of the merits and justifications of a war, which many around the world reject.
In this context, the Russian embassy in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, chose to use historical pages, and it is not certain if they agree with the reality of the current war on Ukraine, which is erupting today in a completely different atmosphere, and between different parties.
And the official account of the Russian embassy in Egypt published pictures of pages from old Egyptian newspapers during the Suez War, which the Egyptians call the "triple aggression", in 1956.
☝ Some things never change... Western propaganda is not excluded.
But history tells the truth.
The truth is with us - #RightWith Russia‼️#RussianTroopsForTruth #ДелоРоссииПравое #We are with Russia#WESTAYWITHRUSSIA#МЫСРОССИЕЙ pic.twitter.com/qD4lQJhaKI
— RussianEmbassy EGYPT 🇷🇺 (@Rusembegypt) February 28, 2022
Newspaper clips appear condemning the "misleading" Western propaganda, and the warnings of the late Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser to Britain and France.
This was accompanied by a brief comment from the embassy, which stated: "Some things do not change at all. Western propaganda is not excluded. But history remembers the truth. The truth is with us - #right_with_Russia."
The embassy did not explain the significance of the comparison between what is happening in Ukraine now, and what happened 70 years ago when Egypt announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal and Britain and France responded by occupying the Suez Canal area, before they were forced to withdraw, along with Israel from the Sinai, under international pressure, especially from the United States. United States and the former Soviet Union.
Comments on the post varied, with one of them saying that "the truth in Russia today is exactly England and France in 1956. invaders and occupiers."
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