GUEST BLOG: Pat O’Dea – Why Georgii Zuev Must Go
Why is the Ardern government allowing anti-war Russians to be targeted by hate speech and death threats, that have there origin in the pro-war propaganda spewing from Russian legation in Wellington, and in particular the on-line messaging of the Russian ambassador to New Zealand Georgie Zuev?
On the news that expat Russians are being targeted, with death threats and on-line abuse by pro-war trolls.
The government know exactly where all this on-line hate is coming from.
It comes directly from the Russian Ambassador himself.
Georgii Zuev has been summoned to the Beehive to explain himself, but has refused.
Zuev arrogantly rejected and then ignored two requests from the government to meet with him.
This is not normal behaviour for any ambassador toward any government that they are the guest of.
Zuev’s pro-war followers and supporters in this country need to be given a short sharp message that their behavior will no longer be tolerated, not by them, not by the ambassador representative of the Russian Federation in this country.
In spreading pro-war propaganda and proven lies, Georgii Zuev is stoking hate against the citizens of the Russian Federation in this country who are opposed to the war in Ukraine. Zuev’s behavior and his on line messaging which encourage his pro-war supporters campaign of intimidation and threats, goes way beyond providing normal consular practices and services.
One of the primary tasks of an ambassador to a foreign country is to provide consular support to their fellow citizens in that foreign country.
Zuev must be sent packing, his mission has failed.
Georgie Zuev can longer be trusted to support Russian citizens in this country.
Zuev does not provide consulor support to Russian emigre’s and guests in our country, he targets them.
Our government needs to inform the Government of the Russian Federation that our invitation extended to them for Georgii Zuev’s diplomatic mission to this country is rescinded and Zuev needs to be recalled back to Moscow.
Why are the government dragging their feet on this matter?
Is it money?
Are the government keeping Zuev here, hoping to keep in with the Russian Federation, with their eye on the chance of post war trade deals?
Georgii Zuev must go!
The posts, aimed at anti-war Russians, contained threats of extreme acts of violence, sexual assault and references to the Holocaust that are too graphic to repeat.
Pat O’Dea is a trade unionist and human rights activist.
We know exactly where hatred towards Russian human beings in this country is coming from, Pat. Yank stooges like you.
So why is the hatred only going to the anti-war Russians?
That stuff article was insanely biased, considering there are hate-speech advocates towards Russia out here, highlighted by the platforming of the flag-waving ignorance of this author.
As they retreat, the Ukrainian forces are levelling their own towns. http://thesaker.is/66086-2/
Since 2014, The Ukrainian regime was terrorising its own people – that was the catchcry good enough for western regime change trgets, why not this time?
As they retreat, the Ukrainian forces are levelling their own towns.
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Fake News?
Do you have any other evidence apart from this non-existent video of your allegation that Ukrainian forces are leveling their own towns?
KiwiAntz62 you are seriously deluded. Pat is right. Kluev is a member of the siloviki.
“Zuev’s pro-war followers and supporters in this country need to be given a short sharp message that their behavior will no longer be tolerated.” – in other words, anyone who has a differing opinion should be shut down
Russian Kiwis with a differing opinion to Georgii Zuev are the ones being shut down.
“….with many now afraid to speak out against Putin even though they don’t support the Russian president’s invasion of Ukraine.”
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300633292/russian-kiwis-who-oppose-ukraine-war-targeted-by-death-threats-and-hate-speech
“…threats of extreme acts of violence, sexual assault and references to the Holocaust that are too graphic to repeat.”
Death threats, frightening and threatening messaging invoking rape and the holocaust. So extreme that police have had to be called. Is not a ‘differing opinion’.
“and stuff is your source pat? really? honestly? stuff? wow so that’s credible” Gagarin.
‘The Main Stream Media are all liars that can’t be trusted.’ Said by every conspiracy theorist ever.
When you attack the media, for all its faults, it is run by human beings just like us, you and me. When you attack the “MSM’ you are actually attacking the integrity of every working reporter and journalist employed in the media.
It is this sort of paranoia and hatred, cultivated by conspiracy theorists, that sees journalists and reporters intimidated and even violently attacked while trying to do their jobs.
Katie Ham is the reporter who wrote this report on the intimidation of anti-war Russian emigres.
Katie Ham is a real person, just like you and me.
Are you accusing Katie Ham of being a corrupt liar because she works for Stuff?
It pretty much seems that you are.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300515742/gear-smashed-and-violent-threats-abuse-and-attacks-on-kiwi-journalists-must-stop