Ukrainian politician Mykhailo Podolyak says video of him calling India & China silly is ‘Russian propaganda’

Ukrainian politician and advisor to President Zelenskyy, Mykhailo Podolyak, on Wednesday, fell wanting issuing a clarification a day after he mentioned that Indians and Chinese have weak mental potential. Podolyak mentioned that the individuals from India and China don’t realise the implications of their actions.

Taking to X, previously Twitter, Podolyak blamed Russian propaganda for taking his phrases out of context. “Classic Russian propaganda: take it out of context, distort the meaning, scale it up to separate target audiences with conflict provocation. Of course, Türkiye, India, China, and other regional powers are increasingly and clearly justified in claiming global roles in the modern world – and there are all the reasons for this: historical, economic, cultural, scientific and political,” the Ukrainian politician wrote.

Classic Russian propaganda: take it out of context, distort the that means, scale it as much as separate goal audiences with battle provocation. Of course, Türkiye, India, China and different regional powers are more and more and clearly justified in claiming world roles within the fashionable…

— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) September 13, 2023

The politician added, “And these roles have long been much more extensive than Russia’s. But the global world is much broader than even the most thoughtful regional and national interests. The global world is based on stability and predictability, on rationality and strategy, on international law and clear rules of the game.”

“Today we see Russia demonstratively trying to undermine the foundations of the global world by trying to break international law. One way or another, it is irrational to ignore this due to situational and regional economic interests, as it has long-term consequences. The sooner Russia loses, the more chances the world has to return to stability and the rules of the game. The task of the great powers is to accelerate this moment,” Podolyak wrote.

The advisor to the Ukrainian President on Tuesday (12 September) drew widespread condemnation for his assertion on India and China throughout an interview. “What’s wrong with India, China, and so forth? The problem is that they are not analysing the consequences of their steps, these countries have weak intellectual potential, unfortunately,” he remarked.

Mykhailo Podolyak additional mentioned, “Yes, they invest in science. Yes, India has launched a lunar rover presently and is now trekking on the surface of the Moon, but that does not indicate that this country fully comprehends what the modern world is about.”

Podolyak’s controversial assertion got here after the profitable conclusion of the G20 Summit with the adoption of the historic New Delhi Declaration. The joint communique took a Global South-centric strategy in its language pertaining to the battle in Ukraine.

Issuing an announcement throughout the Summit, Ukraine Foreign Minister identified that the declaration didn’t condemn Russia and mentioned, “In terms of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, G20 has nothing to be proud of.” Meanwhile, India has maintained that the goal of its G20 Presidency didn’t revolve across the Ukraine battle.

Moreover, on 30 April, the official X web page of the Ukraine Ministry of Defense triggered an enormous controversy by insulting Hindu sentiment. The Ukrainian ministry posted an art work of the Hindu Goddess Kali in an objectionable method hurting Hindu sentiments internationally. The put up was shamelessly captioned, “Work of art”.