Russia's latest fakes: Saudi Arabia's message on Ukraine meeting, grain deal halt

Espreso TV reported the information.

According to the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, on September 1, Russia launched three major deceptions. 

Manipulation: Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "the deployment of weapons production facilities in Ukraine will not contribute to the settlement of the conflict."

Disinformation: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that "Saudi Arabia informed Russia that the meeting in Jeddah regarding Ukraine was intended to convey the pointlessness of discussions without Russian participation."

Manipulation: "The grain deal was halted, and it was not Russia's fault. It can be resumed if the Russian Federation fulfills all its promises," said Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu.

• On September 1, Russian propaganda also spread a fake that Ukraine had become the largest supplier of children to illegal human trafficking markets.