NYT Revamps Its False Ukraine Narrative

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NYT Revamps Its False Ukraine Narrative
By Robert Parry

It's always interesting when the New York Times promotes a false narrative -- as it has on Ukraine by blaming the crisis all on "Russian aggression" -- and then has to shift its storyline when events move in a different direction, like President Vladimir Putin's recent peacemaking initiatives.

On Thursday, the Times explained Putin's call for an extended ceasefire as a case of him caving in to U.S. pressure. Correspondents Andrew Roth and David S. Herszenhorn wrote:

"Faced with the threat of additional economic sanctions from Washington, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia discussed an extension of the cease-fire, which is to expire on Friday, in a telephone call with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President Francois Hollande of France and Ukraine's new president, Petro O. Poroshenko."

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With the U.S. State Department endorsing the coup as "legitimate," a right-wing government quickly took shape under the leadership of Nuland's hand-picked prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Four ministries were given to the neo-Nazis in appreciation of their key role in the coup, including the appointment of Andriy Parubiy as chief of national security.

The new regime immediately displayed hostility toward the ethnic Russians in the east and south, including sending wealthy "oligarchs" to serve as the new regional governors and dispatching neo-Nazi militias -- reconstituted as the National Guard -- to crackdown on dissent.