DISINFO: Belarusians and Ukrainians are part of the Russian people
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: sputnik.by (archived)*
  • Date of publication: March 04, 2019
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 140
  • Countries / regions discussed: Belarus, Ukraine, Russia
Tags:
Ethnic Russians Russian world

DISINFO: Belarusians and Ukrainians are part of the Russian people

SUMMARY

The Russian people consist of Belarusians, small Russians [Ukrainians] and Great Russians. Common characteristics of the Russian people are a strong sense of justice and search for the truth.

RESPONSE

The "all-Russian nation" is an imperial Russian and Russian irredentist ideology that is a favoured pro-Kremlin narrative aimed at weakening the national identity of Belarusians and Ukrainians as well as their sovereignty.

Ukraine and Belarus are well-defined nation-states with a long history; both nations preserved language, literature and identity, despite foreign rule for long periods.

Other examples of pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets' attempts to question the Ukrainian and Belarusian nations can be seen here, here and here.

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