“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
Dmitry Peskov
Russian presidential spokesman. an interview with Russian TV. Claim dated 20 Feb 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Historians cite upwards of a dozen examples dating back to the 1500s in which Russia or the Soviet Union attacked another country without being militarily attacked first.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Dmitry Peskov (Russian presidential spokesman) made this claim around 20 February 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 February 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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