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EU Summons Russian Envoy Over Alleged Diplomat Attack in Vladivostok
Above: EU flags flying outside the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Image copyright: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Getty Images
The Spin
Anti-Russia narrative
The assault is only the latest in Russia's illegal campaign against Western diplomats. The FSB's DKRO unit, led by Lt. Gen. Dmitry Minaev, has a history of surveilling and harassing diplomats, even pressuring students to spy on them. The West must impose sanctions and expel Russian diplomats to deter further violations.
Pro-Russia narrative
Allegations like this, which are almost always unproven, are part of Western propaganda to smear Russia and justify more EU sanctions. The EU's reckless sanctions, despite U.S. reluctance, harm its own economy while ironically impacting neutral entities. Russophobia fuels this narrative, masking Western aggression as a noble fight while ignoring Russia's security concerns.
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