Disinfo: European Court of Human Rights demands Sweden to be declared the winner of the battle of Poltava

Summary

The European Court of Human Rights have declared the defeat of the army of king Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava invalid.

According to the judges, the Russian army did not have the rights to be located or wage military operations on Ukrainian territory without the acknowledgment of Ukraine's government.

The court demands Russia to compensate Sweden with 150 million Euro, return captured arms, guns and banners. Sweden has declared its intention to request retribution of territories lost at the end of the Nordic War, where the battle of Poltava was a decisive incident.

If ECHR supports Sweden's demands, Russia will need to return St. Petersburg, Leningrad oblast, parts of Pskov oblast and also the archipelagos of Novaya Zemlya and Franz-Joseph Land.

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A satirical article from a well-known humour site is reproduced as news. The outlet describes its source as “unreliable”, but the readers are led to believe that the information is authentic.

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  • Reported in: Issue 241
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11/04/2021
  • Article language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Sweden, Ukraine
  • Keywords: ECHR
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