Lavrov just explained why Russia had to start a war with Ukraine and it's pure Orwell:

[demmiblue]

Lavrov just explained why Russia had to start a war with Ukraine and it's pure Orwell: "The Russian operation is being carried out to free Ukrainians from oppression so they can determine their own future".

Link to tweet

[Carlitos Brigante]

1. Should've been pelted with shoes for that one. nt

[highplainsdem]

12. +1,000,000

[mzmolly]

2. Pure Fox

"...catapulting the propaganda."

[Wicked Blue]

3. We had to destroy the village in order to save it

Supposedly a quote from the Vietnam War

[patphil]

16. That's exactly what I was thinking, and I do believe it came from the Vietnam War.

[woodsprite]

4. OMG! They all speak like Trump. nt

[Kid Berwyn]

5. THIS Lvrov.

IMPOTUS: "I actually took one when I -- very recently, when I -- when I was -- the radical left were saying, is he all there? Is he all there? And I proved I was all there, because I got -- I aced it. I aced the test. I took it at Walter Reed Medical Center in front of doctors. And they were very surprised. They said, that's an unbelievable thing. Rarely does anybody do what you just did."

Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/trump-hannity-coronavirus/index.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russias-state-tv-calls-trump-their-agent

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. We have to OPPRESS them in order to FREE them from OPPRESSION...

OMFG! How ludicrous.

[ck4829]

7. Every benchmark I've seen on freedom - Ukraine is more free than Russia

Is it great? Is it Norway? Is it Sweden?

No.

BUT, there have been encouraging developments in Ukraine.

And let's compare those benchmarks to Russia, shall we?

https://freedomhouse.org/country/russia
https://freedomhouse.org/country/ukraine

https://rsf.org/en/ukraine
https://rsf.org/en/russia

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Putin knows prosperous free Ukraine casts heavy shade on him. Putin owns Russia failures

Putin has been in charge, been dictating in Russia so long, that he owns all of Russia's failures.

Putin is a failure.

Zelensky's success, because and with Ukrainian efficiency due to freedom and democracy, ... his success, the comedian's success leading Ukraine has made Putin's failure all the more glaring since he is supposed to be the professional. Certainly Putin has had a free hand, but all he manages is a kleptocracy.

[world wide wally]

8. I thought they had determined their future... And it wasn't being part of Russia

[Takket]

9. Let me fix this...

"The Russian operation is being carried out to free Ukrainians from FREEDOM so WE can determine their future".

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Another ridiculous table. Lackey imitating his mob boss. . . . nt

[BlueIdaho]

11. Why is anyone even listening to this guy?

Move over Tokyo Rose and Baghdad Bob, Lyin’ Lavrov wants his place at the table.

[Aristus]

14. LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO! I'M DOING THIS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!

[keithbvadu2]

15. Work will set you free

A similar slogan

[lefthandedskyhook]

17. Let me speak for my father in law

RUSSIA HAS OPPRESSED UKRAINE FOR CENTURIES

Russia wants to oppress Ukraine again. Russia LIES!!!

[LudwigPastorius]

18. "so they can determine their own future"

Yeah, like the Crimean referendum that resulted in, SURPRISE!, every citizen super keen on joining the Russian Federation.

What a load of Bolshevik bear shit.