Disinfo: Kyiv’s desire to join NATO jeopardises the existence of Ukraine as an independent state

Summary

Kyiv’s desire to join NATO jeopardises Ukraine’s existence as an independent state due to its eventual dependence and submission to US pressure. To a great degree, Ukraine’s policies today follow the agenda of Washington and its European allies. Unfortunately, it can be concluded that Kyiv is becoming an obeying lackey of the West.

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine’s alleged lack of sovereignty and its submission to the West. The ultimate goal of this narrative is to deny the existence of a Ukrainian nation and to portray the country as a failed state fully dependent on western powers. According to data of the EUvsDisinfo database, Ukraine is one of the most frequent targets of pro-Kremlin disinformation, often topping the list.

See other examples in our database, such as claims that Ukraine uses terrorist tactics in Donbas whereas DNR and LNR are peaceful states, that the coup d’etat of Maidan caused a referendum that united Crimea with Russia, that a genocide of the people in Donbas started in 2013-2014, that Ukraine banned everything Russian, or that more than half of the Ukrainian population don’t want to join NATO.

This disinformation message appeared in the same article as the claims that “The West needs a war at Russia’s borders and exploits Ukraine’s anti-Russian activities”, that “If Ukraine joins NATO, it will be forced to send soldiers to the alliance’s missions abroad”, and that “Russia sent troops to the Ukrainian border because there was danger for the Russian population in Donbas”.

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  • Reported in: Issue 249
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11/06/2021
  • Article language(s) Spanish
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Ukraine, US, EU
  • Keywords: NATO, EU/NATO enlargement
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