The last time I checked, the west isn't at war with Russia. The media at least should be impartial in covering the war. Why would someone want it to be any other way?
It's more than that, it's outright censorship. The evacuation of civilians was organised by Russia via the IRCS, most chose to go to Russia while some went to Ukraine, using transport provided for free by the Russians. The Ukrainians went crazy and Azov Nazis started accusing the red cross of collaborating with the Russians on twitter. The Red Cross which obviously wouldn't do that, pointed out that all repatriations were voluntary and no one was forced to go anywhere.
Yet we still see western governments and media outlets claiming that Russians are "kidnapping" Ukrainian children and forcing them to go to Russia, with no coverage of IRCS's rebuttal. How does putting forward the Nazi Ukrainian version of events help people in Europe and America in figuring out what's going on?
Propaganda and public opinion help to win wars; it is obvious that the west; under the United States; actively seeks to discredit the Russian Federation as it actively benefits their geopolitical objectives.
The same can be said for the Russian Federation which desperately wants to justify its war against Ukraine and wants to undermine western influence in the region.
Both sides are guilty of propaganda, this is true.
There is a lot of smoke from this war and we’ll likely never know the full truth; especially if Ukraine manages to inflict enough damages on Russian Forces to warrant a ceasefire. It is important that we maintain an open mind about things and discern fact from fiction, even if it doesn’t go with our predispositions on the situation.
I don’t agree with the Russian invasion of Ukraine however I can support and agree with claims of Ukrainian war crimes and the fact that deep issues within the region that have to be addressed, we must be objective with our rationale or else we’ll risk flooding the forum with constant back and forth.