DISINFO: Joe Biden's son pushed for war in east Ukraine to clear the territory for fracking
SUMMARY
Hunter Biden was pushing for the war in east Ukraine to clear the territory for fracking and allow Burisma, an energy company he worked for, to operate there.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory with no evidence given. The message advances a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative denying Russian responsibility for armed aggression in Ukraine. The international community, including the European Union recognizes and condemns clear violations of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by acts of aggression by the Russian armed forces since February 2014. The allegation that a Ukrainian energy company would "push for the war" in east Ukraine does not quite square with another recurring pro-Kremlin narrative, which paints the conflict as an "uprising" of local militias against the illegitimate post-Euromaidan government in Kyiv. See here for more cases of Russian aggression in the Donbas being dubbed a "civil war." See also similar disinformation cases about the Bidens.