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Day 183 Roundup: Death Toll in Independence Day Attack Rises to 25; Zelenskyy Addresses UN Security Council

Day 183 Roundup: Death Toll in Independence Day Attack Rises to 25; Zelenskyy Addresses UN Security Council
Above: Deputy head of the President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko meets the press. Image credit: Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine has turned the territory around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant into a war zone, placing the world at risk of nuclear catastrophe. Russia must unconditionally leave the plant and let officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency permanently take control of the situation.

Establishment-critical narrative

Western media continues to portray Ukraine as a sainted nation that can do no wrong, while the Russian military are vilified as a threat to global stability. However, given that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been under the control of Russian forces since early March, Kyiv's forces are far more likely to be the ones shelling it. Are we really to believe the Russians are shelling themselves?

Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

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