The doctored video with Danilov was aired by NTV live in the very first special programme dedicated to the terror attack at Moscow's Crocus City Hall, on the night from March 22 to March 23, 2024, as the Ukrainian Center for strategic communications noted.
BBC Verify has established the clip - broadcast by NTV - is actually an edit of two Ukrainian TV interviews.
Since October 10, 2022, Russia has launched dozens of targeted missile strikes on the Ukrainian energy system. According to the UN, 42 out of 94 (45%) crucial high-voltage transformers have suffered damage or destruction due to Russian missile attacks for the autumn-winter period 2022-2023. The UN continues that, as a result of Russian attacks, the damage to power, gas, heating infrastructure, and coal mining exceeds US$10 billion and is increasing.
The water supply to occupied Crimea was stopped by Ukraine in May 2014. Continuation of water supplies would be possible if Russia, the occupying state, complies with the conditions for signing the contract put forward by the Ukrainian authorities. Ukraine demanded that Russia, in accordance with the UN General Assembly Resolution of March 27, 2014, recognise Crimea as an occupied territory. Russia refused these conditions.
There are no US or NATO forces on the frontline. The West or the US is not at war with Russia or the Russians. Since Russia launched its full-scale, unjustified aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the West has been calling for Russian withdrawal from Ukraine and a peaceful settlement. The West is not seeking a war in the heart of Europe.
This is a fake. In reality, ketamine is used to treat PTSD in military personnel. Claims about banned ketamine are also false, as the drug is officially registered in Ukraine as a medicinal product.
This information has not been confirmed. French troops cannot enter Ukrainian territory without the permission of the Ukrainian government. Moreover, "FranceNews24" is not a reliable source of information. There are no contact details or information about the owners or team of the publication on the "FranceNews24" website.
During his meetings with US decision-makers in Washington D.C. in March 2024, High Representative of the EU Joseph Borrell emphasised that Ukrainian victory is essential for Europe's security, but also for the US, not only out of solidarity, but also out of US self-interest.
Conspiracy theory. There is no evidence to suggest any connections between Navalny and Prigozhin and the CIA. While there was information that US officials saw signs that Prigozhin was planning a challenge to the Russian military, they were surprised by the rapid escalation. This disinformation story aims to divert any Russian responsibility for the death of Alexei Navalny - a frequent target of pro-Kremlin disinformation.
Russia and Putin are responsible for the war in Ukraine. It was Putin's personal decision to invade Ukraine and start the largest military conflict in Europe since WWII. Russia's aggression against Ukraine was unprovoked and unjustified. Contrary to Russian claims, Ukraine had not planned to attack Russia, and did not commit genocide in the non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Ukraine was striving to implement the Minsk Agreements, but the Moscow-backed military formations there were constantly disrupting their implementation.
Crimea is internationally recognized as Ukrainian territory according to international law. On the basis of the Budapest Memorandum, signed in 1994, Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in return for a guarantee of its territorial integrity and political independence from Russia, the US, and the UK. No international body recognises the so-called referendum in Crimea. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution entitled "Territorial integrity of Ukraine", stating that the referendum in Crimea was not valid and could not serve as a basis for any change in the status of the peninsula.