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Disinfo: Kharkiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia are willing to be part of Russia

Summary

There are other regions in Ukraine willing to be part of Russia: Kharkiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia. All these cities are located in key economic areas.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the disintegration of Ukraine with no evidence provided to support this claim.

Crimea was illegally annexed by Russia. See a similar case: Crimea re-united with Russia on the basis of the will of Crimea’s citizens, and more examples here. Donbas region continues to fall under acts of aggression by the Russian military forces. See similar cases here. 

There is no evidence to suggest any administrative part of Ukraine wants to join Russia. According to the IRI survey conducted in March 2018, over 52% of Ukrainians would support membership in the EU.

See similar case here.

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  • Reported in: Issue 164
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13/09/2019
  • Language/target audience: , , Russian
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Keywords: Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukrainian disintegration, Odessa
  • Outlet: 60 Minut @ Rossiya 1 Time 46:58
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NATO exercises are part of “anaconda ring” strategy to encircle Russia

There has been a sharp increase in the number and intensity of NATO exercises around Russia’s borders. These exercises are not separate from one another, but together comprise an encirclement strategy known as the “anaconda ring.”

September 17, 2019
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Recurring pro-Kremlin narrative on Western attempts to encircle Russia.

NATO is not a threat to Russia. NATO is a defensive alliance. Its purpose is to protect the member states. NATO's exercises and military deployments are not directed against Russia – nor any other country. However, in March 2014, in response to Russia's aggressive actions against Ukraine, NATO suspended practical cooperation with Russia. NATO does not seek confrontation, but it cannot ignore Russia breaking international rules, undermining stability and security. See more for NATO's response to the crisis in Ukraine and security concerns in Central and Eastern Europe here.

In both world wars Britain’s goal was to eliminate historical Russia

Pre-revolutionary Russia prevented Britain from establishing its global dominance. Following the 1917 February Revolution and the end of Russian empire, Neville Chamberlain stated that one of the main goals of the WWI was achieved. Hence, while being nominally a Russian ally, Britain played a double game with the aim to eliminate Russian empire as a competitor to British global rule.

WWII was the continuation of this British policy, aimed this time at elimination of Soviet regime. Britain hated it because the USSR provoked national movements in British colonies. The goal of British empire and Anglo-Saxons was very clear, i.e. to eliminate the USSR through the Anti-Comintern Pact. British authorities including prime minister Chamberlain hated the USSR, to be clearer historical Russia, as much as Hitler did.

September 17, 2019
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This is ungrounded generalisation and historical revisionism, in order to portray Britain as aggressive power in both world wars and Russian empire / USSR as a victim in both global conflicts. The accusations that the UK had “expansionist plans” in Europe and attempted to provoke a war between Germany and the USSR is historical manipulation.

The Anti-Comintern Pact mentioned in the article was established by Axis Powers Japan and Germany. Britain was never a part of the Anti-Comintern Pact.

Around 2,000 people were killed in NATO’s bombings in [former] Yugoslavia

The United States should apologise for the bombings of Yugoslavia in 1999 and pay compensation to the victims of NATO’s armies. […] Serbians will never forget those events, that claimed the lives of around 2,000 people.

September 17, 2019
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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation about the number of civilian casualties of NATO bombing and war in former Yugoslavia.

In Serbia (excluding Kosovo) and Montenegro, 275 persons lost their lives in the NATO bombings: 180 civilians, 90 members of the Yugoslav Armed Forces and five members of the Ministry of Interior of Serbia.

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