Disinfo: Europe is tempted to support Neo-Nazi movements

Summary

Today in the context of the Ukrainian conflict, we see these neo-Nazi movements coming back to the fore, we see this temptation coming back in Europe to support these Neo-Nazi movements. We've seen where Nazism led in the 30s and 40s. It is important to remember that USA, Great Britain fought along with Soviet Union to crush Nazism.

It is fundamental for European civilization to survive the cataclysm that it is itself creating, that European leaders open their eyes again to ask themselves if really today after so many years it is necessary to fall again under the thumb of the same danger.

The problem is that today France and Germany supply weapons to Ukraine and they train its battalions which have neo-Nazi symbols, who have neo-Nazi slogans and who don't hide it. The problem is to know around what is this Union built. Are these the European values in Ukraine? If we answer yes, unfortunately, both France and Germany are returning to the "European values" ​​of the 1930s and in this sense France is denying its roots.

Disproof

Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Nazi Ukraine, used in this case to justify invasion of Ukraine.

The myth of Nazi-ruled Ukraine has been actively used by the pro-Kremlin outlets as one of the favorite tropes for years to denigrate Ukraine.

In 2015 Ukraine issued a ban on Nazi and Communist ideologies. The far-right groups had a limited presence during the Euromaidan protests and have suffered defeats in every national election since, with a united front of all radical right-wing parties in the 2019 parliamentary elections winning only 2.15% of the vote falling far short of the 5% minimum guaranteeing entry into parliament.

See also related disinformation examples alleging that the government of Israel support anti-Semitism in Ukraine., European leaders who send arms to Ukraine are war criminals, Zelenskyy is only a marketing operation, a Jewish face for a Nazi regime.

The word or claim of being "Nazi" has, together with the claim of "Russophobia" become keywords in the Kremlin vocabulary as synonym with everything opposing today's Russia - see our accounts: "Nazi east, Nazi west, Nazi over the cuckoo's nest" and "Putin as the tamer of Neo-Nazims".

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  • Reported in: Issue 291
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 16/05/2022
  • Article language(s) French
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: EU, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Nazi/Fascist
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Disinfo: Sweden and Finland are being dragged into NATO and forced to wage a war against Russia

Upon joining NATO, Sweden and Finland will be forced to wage a war against Russia.

It is obvious that the two countries have been pressured to join the bloc, and neither country has consulted their respective publics on whether to join NATO or not. After all, no referendum has ever been held on the issue.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative painting NATO as an aggressive, anti-Russian alliance.

NATO is a defensive alliance, whose purpose is to protect its member states. NATO's exercises and military deployments are not directed against Russia or any other country. Each NATO member undertakes to uphold its principles and policies, including the commitment that “the Alliance does not seek confrontation and poses no threat to Russia.”

Disinfo: The entry of Nazi Ukraine into the European Union would mean its collapse

If the European Union really accepts as a member this state (Ukraine), where the Nazi groups rule the ball and the Nazi ideology reigns, which is incompatible with European values, [it] will mean the end of the European Union.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Nazi Ukraine (this narrative served as one of the pretexts for the Russian invasion of Ukraine) and about the EU's alleged imminent collapse if Ukraine joins the Union.

The myth of Nazi-ruled Ukraine has been actively used by the pro-Kremlin outlets as one of the favorite tropes for years to denigrate Ukraine.

Disinfo: Sweden, Finland join NATO which wants to destroy Russia; it can lead to their destruction

Sweden and Finland join NATO which wants to destroy Russia. Russia wants to destroy them in response. Deployment of NATO troops in Finland and Sweden will make them a possible target of the Russian military. The US may unleash a third world war with the use of nuclear arms.

Disproof

This is a recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin outlets about Finland and Sweden’s membership application of NATO.

In reality, NATO does not aim to destroy Russia. NATO is a defensive alliance, whose primary aims are to maintain peace and safeguard the independence, security and territorial integrity of its member states. Every country that joins NATO undertakes to uphold its principles and policies, which include the commitment that "NATO does not seek confrontation and poses no threat to Russia”, as reaffirmed at the June 2021 Brussels Summit.