Disinfo: Fire in Notre Dame - "revenge for insulting the Kaaba"

A continuation of the pro-Kremlin narrative that, on November 24th 2018, Ukrainian ships approached the Kerch Strait without giving any warning, leading the Russian side to open fire. The use of the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov is regulated by a bilateral treaty between Russia and Ukraine, signed in 2003 and ratified by Russia in 2004. According to the document, the Sea of Azov is considered to be the “internal waters” of both Russia and Ukraine. According to a Bellingcat investigation based on geolocated video footage, Ukrainian ships did enter Russian-claimed territorial waters. They are, in fact, only Russian-claimed territorial waters, rather than internationally recognised boundaries. Based on information provided by the Russian FSB, the shooting of the ‘Berdyansk’ ship (the most serious incident) most likely took place in international waters. For further details about the incident, see the Bellingcat investigation. As stated by NATO heads of state and government at the Warsaw Summit in July 2016, "the Alliance does not seek confrontation and poses no threat to Russia. But we cannot and will not compromise on the principles on which our Alliance and security in Europe and North America rest".

Conspiracy theory with no evidence. Consistent with pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about the IMF. IMF is an international organization with 189 members, including the US and Russia. The decision making at the IMF is designed to reflect the relative positions of its member countries in the global economy. The IMF continues to undertake reforms to ensure that its governance structure adequately reflects fundamental changes taking place in the world economy. In March 2019 The Executive Board of the IMF today approved a US$ 4.2 billion arrangement under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ecuador. This arrangement will provide support for the Ecuadorean government’s economic policies over the next three years.The IMF loan is a part of a wider financial package provided by the multilateral lenders, such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the CAF Andean development bank. The President of Ecuador has stated that the IMF loan will create more work opportunities and is a sign of Ecuador regaining its international credibility. Read more.