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Ukraine can’t believe Indian leader met “bloody criminal” Russian ruler on day of children’s hospital bombing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for embracing Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the day the Kremlin’s forces bombed a children’s hospital in Kyiv. 

“It is a huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts to see the leader of the world’s largest democracy hug the world’s most bloody criminal in Moscow on such a day,” Zelenskyy wrote, referring to the deadly Russian attacks.

Modi arrived in Moscow on Monday for a two-day state visit, marking his first trip to Russia since it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

In a video clip that went viral Monday evening, Modi climbed out of a car, walked up some steps to meet Putin, and gave the Russian president a warm hug.

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[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/worst-atrocities-british-empire-amritsar-boer-war-concentration-camp-mau-mau-a6821756.html

British rule in India was objectively worse. Much more people displaced, much more people killed. And "was easy to take" is a quite shit argument to create "perspective" on these kind of atrocities.

The British empire got away without facing any real consequences and is fairly effective at controlling the cultural and societal narrative about it. But it is in one league with Maos China or Stalins Sovjet Union.

Also considering Holodomor, what Russia is currently doing is not as devastating in humanitarian terms like what Stalins reign brought.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

OK I'll grant that's pretty horrible, maybe it seemed less so in history class, because complete inhumanity seemed more common back then?

[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

It is because in history class they give us a whitewashed version of history.