2023-09-14 16:20 Compiled by United Daily News Zhou Chenyang/Reporting in real time
In a recent interview, Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior adviser to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, was caught by Russian media and pro-Russian netizens when he allegedly criticized China and India as having “low intelligence” and claimed that the two countries did not understand the world correctly. The opportunity was highly publicized and attracted many Indian netizens to criticize. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mainland China asked for clarification at a regular press conference.
According to reports from Russian state media RT and The Hindu, Podolyako said in an exclusive interview, “What is the problem with countries like China and India? They cannot analyze the consequences of their actions. Unfortunately, these countries have low intelligence. Yes, they invest Science. Yes, India recently launched a lunar rover and is now trekking on the lunar surface, but that does not mean the country fully understands the modern world.”
Podlyak’s remarks in Ukrainian were spread through Russia’s official Sputnik news agency and other channels, and also attracted a wave of online criticism from netizens in mainland China, India and other developing countries.
According to reports, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond. When asked about this matter at a press conference on the 13th, Mainland Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning said, “I don’t know the background of the relevant person’s remarks. He should provide an explanation.”
After Podoljako’s speech caused controversy, he took to the social media platform “X” (formerly Twitter) to blame “typical Russian propaganda, taken out of context, distorting the meaning, amplifying it to provoke conflict and distinguishing the target audience”, and then clarified in a long article , Turkey, India, China and other regional powers “have legitimate reasons” to play a greater role in the world. However, RT pointed out that Podoljaco still did not deny that he had talked about “intelligence retardation” and other content.
In a recent interview, Podolyako, senior adviser to Ukrainian President Zelensky, seemed to criticize China and India for their “intelligence… Ukraine Russia Russia-Ukraine War Zelensky
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