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Disinfo: Economy of Ukraine has collapsed, civil liberties have disappeared, corruption…

Summary

Economy of Ukraine has collapsed, civil liberties have disappeared, corruption is unprecedented and the population lives in fear.

Disproof

Ukraine achieved macro stabilisation, with the economy set to post real GDP growth in 2016. Inflation is down to single digits and the currency stabilised. The country successfully rescheduled its debt and created space for structural reforms. It restructured its banking sector in record time with the closure of one third of insolvent banks. Ukraine also successfully embarked on the restructuring of the energy sector, slashing its dependency on imports of gas from Russia. bit.ly/1RCJ76Q, , ceip.org/24qcT6I, . Ukraine’s progress in reforming the police, and the first tangible results of the work of the National anti-corruption office (NABU), show that progress is now being made in the fight against corruption at all levels.

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vesti7.ru
  • Reported in: Issue 61
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26/02/2017
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Keywords: Corruption, Economic difficulties

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Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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Nuclear accidents occurred at Ukraine’s Southern Nuclear Power Plant in…

Nuclear accidents occurred at Ukraine’s Southern Nuclear Power Plant in April, May, June and November 2016, according to European scientists.

February 25, 2017
Disproof

Russian media regularly publish stories about what it calls extremely dangerous Ukrainian nuclear power plants, predicting that Ukraine’s atomic sector is on the point of collapse, and it has been debunked several times before by Stopfake. Ukraine’s Nuclear Regulatory Agency states that there were no nuclear mishaps in Ukraine. it is also not clear from the text who the "European scientist" are, but no other reports of this is to be found. The publication first cited Deutsche Welle as their source, publishing what it said was a screen shot of a story about nuclear dangers in Ukraine. Deutsche Welle had never featured such a story. The Deutsche Welle screen shot has since been removed from Operativnaya Linia’s site. bit.ly/2n30sBD,

Ukraine received 10 times less than promised from its trade…

Ukraine received 10 times less than promised from its trade with the EU.

February 25, 2017
Disproof

The Ukraine-EU Association and Free Trade Agreement went into effect January 1, 2016; Ukraine’s GDP for 2016 grew at 1.5%. In 2015 Ukraine’s exports to the EU were in the minus (-6.5%), after the Association agreement went into effect Ukrainian exports to the EU grew by 2%. EU exports to Ukraine rose to 17% in 2016.One year into the Association agreement Ukrainian media saw only positives for Ukraine from the trade relationship, focusing on the increasing rate of Ukrainian exports to EU countries.bit.ly/2n2U8tZ, , bit.ly/2mmzEJh,

Trade with Ukraine is 10 times more profitable for the…

Trade with Ukraine is 10 times more profitable for the EU than for Kyiv.

February 25, 2017
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RT compares annual growth rates and declares that “the free trade zone is 10 times more profitable for the EU”. The EU’s statistics body Eurostat shows that exports have grown both from Ukraine to the EU and from the EU to Ukraine. The EU is a block of 28 countries and a much larger market than Ukraine hence comparing the two is futile and statistically does not make sense. The Ukraine-EU Association and Free Trade Agreement went into effect January 1, 2016; Ukraine’s GDP for 2016 grew at 1.5%. In 2015 Ukraine’s exports to the EU were in the minus (-6.5%), after the Association agreement went into effect Ukrainian exports to the EU grew by 2%. EU exports to Ukraine rose to 17% in 2016.bit.ly/2n2U8tZ, , bit.ly/2mmzEJh,