Prime Minister of Albania. russian propaganda. Edi Rama. ukraine donor organs
"The Prime Minister of Albania called Zelenskyy his friend and thanked him for supplying donor organs to half the world through the airport in his country's capital, Tirana" - this lie was published by a number of pro-russian sources and social media accounts.
This ‘news’ is a complete fabrication. Of course, Edi Rama did not say anything like that, so you will not find any publications on this topic in the Albanian media. Obviously, the Prime Minister of Albania became the target of this fake news because of his support for Ukraine: in February 2024, Edi Rama and Volodymyr Zelenskyi signed the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Albania. It provides for mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology, culture, education, healthcare, media, tourism and sports. Moreover, representatives of the two countries discussed Ukraine's urgent defence needs and further cooperation in this area, including joint arms production.
At this meeting, Rama also noted that the fears of European politicians to supply weapons to Ukraine to prevent escalation are ‘cynical and absurd’ and emphasised that "not only the government, parliament or institutions of Albania, but the whole nation, all the people, remain with Ukraine, support it steadfastly. And they will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary until a just peace comes. Albania will always be your home and one of those places where your citizens can feel at home. We look forward to strengthening our cooperation with you and we look forward to the moment, the day when Ukraine will breathe freely and enjoy peace and sleep without air raids". The Albanian government's uncompromising support for Ukraine has made it a target for primitive russian propaganda fakes.
Thus, this fake is yet another pathetic attempt by russian special services to quarrel Ukraine with its European partners and create a negative image of Ukraine among Western audiences.
According to Stopfake.org