The Grayzone: Inside a Russian youth camp condemned by the ICC

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“In this Grayzone exclusive, reporter Jeremy Loffredo visits the Donbas Express, a musical instruction camp for youth from the war torn regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, and reveals the reality of a program described by State Department-funded researchers who inspired the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin as a “re-education” camp.”

By Jeremy Loffredo and Max Blumenthal, The Grayzone, 3/31/23

  • The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the US State Department.
  • US journalist Jeremy Loffredo visited one of Russian government-sponsored camps in question. At The Donbas Express, located just outside of Moscow, Loffredo met youth from war-torn regions who were flourishing thanks to free music instruction, and grateful to be in a secure environment. This article features his exclusive video report.
  • A Grayzone review of the Yale HRL report found the paper’s content contradicted many claims contained in the ICC warrant. It also undercut incendiary statements its director, Nathaniel Raymond, issued during media appearances.
  • In an interview with Loffredo, Yale HRL’s Raymond further contradicted allegations he made in a CNN interview about a massive “hostage situation” underway in Russia, acknowledging that most of the camps he researched were “teddy bear”-like cultural programs. He also disclosed his collaboration with US intelligence.

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4 thoughts on “The Grayzone: Inside a Russian youth camp condemned by the ICC”

  1. Thanks. This reminds me of all of the horror stories with the China and the Ugers that west spreads around. Pure BS.

  2. I watched the recording of the UN webcast that was mysteriously blocked by UK. I haven’t followed this , it was interesting to read the article, thanks for publishing. During the webcast Nebenzia comments about clarifying differences between what were Pioneer camps in Russia and western version of summer camps for example. There does always seem to be a rush to pick up stereotypes from e.g. Soviet Union but I also think some of it is some kind of western snobbery (especially here in UK) from wealthy people who went to private schools in the UK and whom seem to want everything in Russia to be some kind of British version in order for it to be acceptable.

    1. All my blog posts are supposed to automatically be tweeted out. I’m not sure if it’s always happening consistently lately. I’ll have to ask my tech person about it.

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