Disinfo: EU and the US plan to open refugee camps for Arab migrants in Georgia

Summary

Salome Zurabishvili, President of Georgia, received a letter from Margaritis Schinas, the Vice-president of European Commission for Promoting the European Way of Life. The letter thanks Georgian president for supporting the initiative to build refugee camps for Middle Eastern migrants on the territory of Georgia alongside the Turkish border. The letter also welcomes Zurabishvili’s proposal to involve US experts in the project.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the migration crisis. The letter is fabricated. The President of Georgia responded with an official statement and tweet, referring to the letter as Russian fake news and disinformation to sow distrust between Georgia and its Western partners. Refugees seeking asylum in the EU are not sent to Georgia. This is not the first instance disinformation narratives are advanced through forged letters. See a similar example alleging that Federica Mogherini allowed human rights to be violated in Ukraine.

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  • Reported in: Issue 211
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26/08/2020
  • Outlet language(s) Russian,
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: EU, Georgia
  • Keywords: fake letter, Refugees, Migration crisis
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Aug 25, 2020
Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about colour revolutions. Protests in Belarus erupted after thousands of people took to the streets to contest the results of the presidential election that are considered fraudulent by a large part of society. The European Union has said that the elections were neither free nor fair: "State authorities deployed disproportionate and unacceptable violence causing at least one death and many injuries. Thousands of people were detained and the crackdown on freedoms of assembly, media and expression intensified. We call on the Belarusian authorities to release immediately and unconditionally all detained. Furthermore, credible reports of domestic observers show that the electoral process did not meet the international standards expected of an OSCE participating State." See previous disinformation cases alleging that the EU continues to support a colour revolution in Belarus; the EU provoked a civil war in Ukraine, now it destabilises Belarus; Belarusian opposition wants to turn Belarus into the 51st state of the US.

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The US Hybrid War on Belarus is at risk of backfiring after the ongoing Colour Revolution has thus far failed to depose Lukashenko amid his dangerous saber-rattling with NATO created the opportunity for Russia to “pull a Crimea” in the former Soviet Republic.

Aug 25, 2020
Disproof

This is part of an ongoing Russian disinformation campaign on Belarus based on recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives, such as accusing other countries of interference and portraying popular protests against electoral fraud in the country as a Western-led colour revolution. No evidence is provided to support any of the claims. Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have been protesting against a massive vote-rigging and police violence since 9 August 2020. On 16 August 2020 Belarus witnessed the largest rallies in the city of Minsk and dozens smaller towns and localities in its history. On 19 August 2020 the European Council called Belarus's elections neither free nor fair. See other examples of pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives in Belarus, such as claims that the EU reaction to Lukashenko’s victory is an example of Western double standards; that the same lack of democracy and repression is present in EU countries that criticise Minsk; that the arrest of Russian mercenaries in Belarus was a Ukrainian provocation, and the Ukrainian secret services may have planned terrorist attacks in Belarusian territory; that the West wants to prepare another Maidan in the country; or that Belarusians, Ukrainians and Russians are one single nation. The illegal annexation of Crimea was a violation of international law.

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The hybrid wars that are going on around the world today are more effective, even without the use of traditional military forces. In fact, in every country against which the Anglo-Saxons act, civil wars are organised. And we see it perfectly. And these civil wars cause much more damage than if hostilities were organised in a traditional way.

Aug 25, 2020
Disproof

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