DISINFO: Euromaidan and pro-European politics led to the collapse of Ukraine
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: nk.org.ua (archived)*
  • Date of publication: September 25, 2020
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 214
  • Countries / regions discussed: EU, Ukraine
Tags:
economy Eastern Ukraine Ukrainian disintegration Economic difficulties Ukrainian statehood Euromaidan War in Ukraine

DISINFO: Euromaidan and pro-European politics led to the collapse of Ukraine

SUMMARY

When in 2013, Ukrainian pro-Western politicians who lost two elections in a row drove their fellow citizens to Euromaidan, they promised them European prosperity and the highest standard of living. Instead, Ukraine received a deep economic crisis, war, and the de facto collapse of the country.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign against Ukraine, containing multiple disinformation narratives regarding the Euromaidan and Ukrainian statehood. The Euromaidan did not lead to the loss of Crimea and the war in Donbas; this occurred through Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and its armed aggression in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The occupation of Crimea, which has not been recognised by the democratic world, including the United Nations, and the war in Donbas caused a deep economic crisis in 2014-2015. However, the Ukrainian economy already began to recover in 2015. The war in eastern Ukraine is a well-documented case of Russian armed aggression. The international community, including the European Union, recognises and condemns clear violations of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by acts of aggression by the Russian armed forces since February 2014.

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