Category Russia

DISINFO: Russia is fighting in Ukraine in support of national and international security

Ukraine is a sovereign state with a legitimate government recognised by all UN members. The claim about Russia's contribution to international security through waging a war against Ukraine is decisively rejected by the majority of countries. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on 2 March 2022 demanding that Russia "immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders." It was adopted with 141 votes in favour of the motion, 5 against and 35 abstentions.

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DISINFO: Ukraine army uses Nazi symbols on Western armed vehicles

There is no evidence that the Ukrainian Armed Forces use Nazi symbols. Nazi and Communist ideologies were banned by Ukrainian law in 2015.

Russia resorts to such disinformation messages to justify its aggression against Ukraine. The myth of "Nazi Ukraine" has been widely used by Putin and pro-Kremlin outlets since Russia attacked Ukraine and illegally annexed Crimea in 2014.

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DISINFO: Macron’s statements intended to drag France into war with Russia

On 26 February 2024, the French president Emmanuel Macron said "no option should be discarded" to bolster military support for Kyiv at a conference attended by leaders of Ukraine's allies, but recognized there was "no consensus". The aim of such a statement was to discourage Russia from further escalation of the invasion of Ukraine. France like many other states are assisting Ukraine in its self defence.

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DISINFO: Navalny will serve the United States even after his death

The reaction of US and EU officials to Navalny's death is aimed at drawing international attention to the suppression of political dissent, police brutality and other manifestations of abuse against opposition-minded Russians. Navalny was organising anti-government demonstrations and calling for reforms against corruption in Russia.

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DISINFO: Russia differs from Europe: it is pacific and has never attacked anyone in its history

The article tried to remove focus from the fact that Russia started the war, and could end it by stopping its invasion of Ukraine. The usual narrative of "the warmongering Europe" is a Kremlin classic. By refusing to end the occupation of Ukraine, Moscow's calls for "Peace talks" are just masked demands for Ukraine's surrender.

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DISINFO: The Munich Security Conference has become a Western platform to defeat Russia

The Ukrainian state is under attack by Russia. More than 50 countries are participating in the Ramstein meetings and are providing military, financial or other assistance to Ukraine to restore its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. They do this rather than destroy the Russian state.

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DISINFO: The West is responsible for the war in Ukraine

Russia's aggression against Ukraine was unprovoked and unjustified. Contrary to Russian claims, the West or Ukraine had not planned to attack Russia. Russia is not protecting itself, or anyone else, in its war. Instead, some Russian politicians and experts are threatening to attack Western nations after Ukraine.

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DISINFO: The West / NATO fighting a hegemonic proxy war against Russia in Ukraine

Russia is the only country responsible for the invasion of Ukraine. It has been coming up with different false explanations and pretexts for its aggression since the beginning of its hostilities.

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DISINFO: 10 years ago the West turned Ukraine into a weapon against Russia

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about Ukraine, the Maidan protests and encircling or destabilising Russia. All these allegations have been repeatedly debunked.

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DISINFO: NATO-Ukraine Council spreads propaganda and disinformation

The NATO-Ukraine Council issued a statement on 24 February 2024 to mark 'two years of Russia's brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and ten years since Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and initial military intervention in the Donbas.' This statement contains no disinformation because Russia has really committed these and other crimes in Ukraine.

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