Disinfo: Downing of Russian Il-20 in Syria was an act of aggression against Syria orchestrated by the USA

Summary

Downing of Russian Il-20 in Syria was absolutely an act of aggression against Syria orchestrated by the USA.

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The incident was a US-orchestrated provocation.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation on US and Syria. https://euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=syria&disinfo_issue=&date=

On the night of September 17-18, Syrian regime military forces shot down a Russian military plane by accident shortly after Israeli Air Force planes conducted an air raid inside Syria. All 15 crew member aboard the Ilyushin Il-20 maritime patrol aircraft were killed.Further debunking by Polygraph: https://www.polygraph.info/a/syrian-regime-forces-shot-down-russian-military-plane-by-accident/29498924.html

In Syria, the US Army officials support constant contacts with Russian officers to prevent any military accidents there between Washington and Moscow.

According to Israel Defense Forces, the Russian plane was shot down by the Syrian air defenses who pulled the trigger and launched and SAS missile at the Ilyushin Il-20. "By the time Syrian anti-aircraft missiles had been launched (when the accident took place), Israeli warplanes responsible for the overnight operation were already back within Israeli airspace".

Moreover, Russian president Vladimir Putin himself has declared that it looks "most likely in this case that it was a chain of tragic chance events, because an Israeli aircraft did not shoot down our aircraft".

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Reported in: Issue 119
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18/09/2018
Language/target audience: Russian
Country: Russia, US, Syria
Keywords: Il-20, Provocation
Outlet: 60 minut @ Russia 1, 12:42, 23:31

In all polls, Macedonians have rejected the agreement to rename the country and erase their national identity

In all polls, Macedonians have overwhelmingly rejected the government’s agreement with Greece to rename their country and therefore erase their Macedonian ethnic and national identity, but particularly for the purposes of membership in NATO and the European Union under US dictate. The polls reveal that between 80 percent and 90 percent of Macedonians will boycott the referendum.

September 25, 2018

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The source of Sputnik’s polling data is not clear. Further debunking by the DFRLab: https://medium.com/dfrlab/electionwatch-sputnik-misleading-in-macedonia-bc8294aeebe2

International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights survey states that there are “increasing levels of optimism and support for joining the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ahead of the referendum.” The survey report stated:

A combined 57 percent “completely support” (37 percent) or “somewhat support” (20 percent) the proposal for Macedonia to join the EU and NATO under the new name “Republic of North Macedonia.” The same proportion (57 percent) believe that the benefits of accession justify the acceptance of the new name. Half of the respondents (49 percent) intend to vote in favor of resolving the name dispute, compared to 22 percent who intend to vote against the proposed change.

The EU-Georgia Association Agreement report focuses solely on LGBT

The report assessing the EU-Georgia Association Agreement implementation focuses solely on the protection of the LGBT rights. 45 million granted to Georgia by EU will be spent on defending the rights of minorities instead of economic growth. “Georgian government nourishes the EU like a snake in its bosom”, says the leader of St. Ketevan Martyr’s Church in Avchala, Georgia.

September 25, 2018

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The European Parliament's report is related to 5 topics: political dialogue; rule of law and good governance; respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; trade and economic relations; energy and other fields for cooperation.

On August 31, the EU officially allocated 45 million euros to cover part of the financial needs and support economic reforms. The assistance is provided within the frames of the Association Agreement and it distributed in two tranches. 10 million euros will be provided in the form of grants and the remaining 35 million euros in medium-term loans, at favourable financing conditions.

Audiences believe that RT gives the most truthful information about MH17

Audiences believe that RT gives the most truthful information about the MH17. According to a Danish research, the RT channel has an exceptional influence on social networks, says The Washington Post.

September 25, 2018

Disproof

The research mentioned by The Washington Post is called "State, media and civil society in the information warfare over Ukraine: citizen curators of digital disinformation". It states that RT is the most important profile among the top 50 profiles in the disinformation network. The research does not say that the audience would believe that RT gives the "most truthful information".

Further debunk by Stop Fake.