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Search results for "Ukraine calls on world to stop Russia's nuclear blackmail on Chornobyl anniversary"

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Fact-checks (16261)

Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post:
“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”
By Luiz Romero• October 27, 2022
Instagram posts stated on October 12, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram:
Video shows North Korean President Kim Jong Un blaming President Joe Biden for the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and saying, “I support Donald Trump for President in 2024.”
By Madison Czopek• October 20, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on March 03, 2023 in a Conservative Political Action Conference speech:
Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants America’s “sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine.”
By Madison Czopek• March 3, 2023
Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025
Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 01, 2022 in a statement:
"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."
By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2022
Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump for simply asking if it was true?"
By Daniel Funke• December 10, 2019
Ben Carson stated on August 06, 2015 in the first Republican debate:
"Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."
By Jon Greenberg• August 7, 2015
Chris Christie stated on November 08, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami:
“In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 9, 2023
David Ignatius stated on March 02, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people."
By Julie Kliegman• March 2, 2014
X posts stated on February 24, 2022 in a tweet:
Russia is targeting U.S. biological weapons labs in Ukraine invasion.
By Jeff Cercone• February 25, 2022
William Taylor stated on November 13, 2019 in impeachment inquiry testimony:
"The Russians are violating all of the rules, treaties, understandings that they committed to that actually kept the peace in Europe for nearly 70 years."
By Tom Kertscher• November 14, 2019
Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2008 in a television ad:
Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 15, 2008
Facebook posts stated on May 01, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Ukraine was “nuked.”
By Luiz Romero• May 4, 2023
X posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet:
"Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia."
By Tom Kertscher• February 27, 2020
Ted Cruz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on CNN:
"Ukraine voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons because the United States of America" said it would "ensure (its) territorial integrity from Russia."  
By Jon Greenberg• March 23, 2016
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a post:
Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon, "Satan 2," that is "capable of destroying everything breathing in the world."
By Monique Curet• March 2, 2022
Facebook posts stated on March 01, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“NEW: Biden Admin. instructs Americans to social distance and wear masks in the event of a Nuclear Fallout.”
By Madison Czopek• March 3, 2022
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 18, 2023 in a press gaggle in New Hampshire:
"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 20, 2023
Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A recent photo shows the “Russian Orthodox Church blessing a rocket called Satan.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 18, 2022
Barack Obama stated on September 06, 2012 in a convention speech:
Says Romney called Russia our No. 1 enemy.
By Molly Moorhead• September 7, 2012

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By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2023

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By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2022

Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022

Are we closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since 1962, as Biden suggested?

By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2022

Has Obama reduced the nuclear threat?

By Louis Jacobson• December 3, 2012

Ahead of face-to-face meeting, Biden and Putin remain far apart on the facts

By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2021

Misleading images of Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia plants undercut real reasons for concern

By Luiz Romero• March 4, 2022

The case for and against establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine

By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians?

By Madison Czopek• March 21, 2022

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