associations Ukrainian refugees As in Spain, Russian opposition in exile, they regretted your existence Social Forum of Rototom reggae festival It was inaugurated this Wednesday in the town of Castellón. BenicassimItalian politicians apologizing for Vladimir Putin as well as a former editorial board of the Russian government channel RT, banned in Europe at the beginning of the Ukrainian invasion. Both stand out separate protest statements Controversial trajectories of the Italian politician Alessandro di Battista and former propagandist Inna Afinogenovafirstly, praising the Russian leader and publicly defending Moscow’s interests, secondly, promoting in his time from the old information medium Narratives about Ukraine that allowed the Kremlin to be justified infestation. And by taking advantage of this opportunity, we received the organization, invitations and invitations from the public institutions that financed the event. Message transmitted
“The event has a very noble motto -“united for peace‘- but the associations of Ukrainians see many contradictions In the organization of the conference” he reads the text published by KRAI, a platform that brings together the majority of associations of the Ukrainian diaspora based in Spain. discomfort And to worry Referring to Di Battista, with the participation of Kremlin-related personalities who spoke publicly in favor of the Russian Federation, rejecting the atrocities carried out by the Russian Army in Bucha or Izium”.
absence of Ukrainians
The signatories of the text are also angry at the absence of “Ukrainian personalities who can reproduce reality through direct experience”. “They invite people who have never set foot in Ukraine to talk about peace in Ukraine, they have no right to do so” Ksenia StriukThe Ukrainian, originally from Dnipro, resides in Valencia and heads an organization called Bandera de Ukraina whose aim is to improve knowledge in Spain. nation And ukrainian traditions. “He should go to Ukraine and talk to the Ukrainians,” continues Rototom’s organization. “I regret and feel strange that these people are going to inform the Spanish people about the reality of Ukraine”, who “lack of first-hand knowledge” of what is going on in their country. Anastasia Brovko, It is based in Ukraine but also in the Valencian Community. For him, this makes it easy to fall into stereotypes like “Russia and Ukraine are the same country or this war is a war”. a simple dispute between brother nations“, to continue.
In the same terms, Free Russians AssociationIt brings together citizens of Vladimir Putin’s country who are critical of the Kremlin’s policy. in an open letter sent to Independent and ‘Zero Tolerance for Putinism’, the group reviews the two aforementioned guests and also elaborates on the case of Giulietto Chiesa, the guest of the 2015 edition, with whom the Kremlin repeated its entire argument to justify the annexation of Crimea. One year after it took place in a debate with a Moscow-based and moderated Ukrainian journalist of the same ideological bias. Juan Carlos Walletone of the founders to be.
Chiesa maintained relations with prominent members of the ultra-conservative elite in Russia and was the protagonist of meetings with ideologues of the most aggressive branch of Russian nationalism. xenophobia, homophobia And militarism” reads the corresponding letter Alexander Dugin. The group expressed remorse for “Spanish taxpayers who have made significant efforts to mitigate the guilt” after reminding that “Putinism is officially defined as an ideology of hatred and its apology is classified as a crime in the Criminal Code” in many countries around the world. The actions of the Putin regime should not have to finance its spread through its resources. putinism messages“.
The organization with which this newspaper came into contact, rototome He cited freedom of expression as an argument to justify invitations to Chiesa or Di Battista. In a response message from EL PERIÓDICO DE CATALUNYA from the Prensa Ibérica group, “We have always been open to the free expression of different ideas at the discussion level, and this prism is exactly what gives meaning to our Social Forum.” Communicator and former propagandist Afinogenova plans to intervene Friday the 18th ‘Who is defending peace?’ with others three speakersFormer MP Di Battista will do this at the ‘support for Assange’ table, where he will be present. Stella AssangeAttorney and partner of the founder of WikiLeaks and Sabrina Pignedolliof the Five Star Movement, a formation of which the former MP is also a member.
“The inspiring spirit of the event” controversial Chiesa
Giulietto Chiesalong-time Moscow correspondent and former Italian deputy, passed through Rototom in 2015 and he died Five years Later. However, a source who knows the details of the organization and prefers to remain anonymous says “the spirit of the event, the spirit that inspires”. Even the director of the event, Filippo GuntaI dedicate an obituary on his Facebook account, where he honors “sharing so many wars” with the deceased.
Chiesa is a figure very controversial In the world of experts, commentators or ‘influencers’ of the post-Soviet space. HE International Center Against Russian Aggression defines it aspropagandistWhile condemning the Kremlin’s “self denialism regarding the covid-19 outbreak.
Stop Fakea specialized website Russian disinformationHe has been observing what he has done since 2014, the year 2014. annexation of Crimeaan event he justified on the same Rototom Social Forum Same argument with Moscowreferred to as “Nazi“To the Government of Ukraine and “legitimate” voting for the organization. In exactly the same year, a student demonstration to protest customizations, unsecured wages And odd jobs in Rome ‘Transformed’ by Chiesa’s work and magic In an act of protest against Ukraine and in favor of Russia. “Chiesa speaks Russian and said that those gathered in front of the microphones of the Russian federal channels NTV were protesting Ukraine, he took advantage of the fact that nobody understood what he was saying, nobody in Europe did. I was protesting Ukraine and it was important for the media to show the Russians that I support the Kremlin,” she explains. . Yehven FedchenkoDirector of Stop Fake.
Chiesa, who has excellent relations with Alexander DuginThe ideologue of one of the most aggressive branches of Russian nationalism regularly accused the correspondent in Italy of StopFake, Mauro VoerzioDispute over being fascist ended with a complaint de Voerzio at court, eventually choosing him and ordering Chiesa to pay compensation. 3,000 euros.