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Disinfo: Maidan scenario: West behind the Armenian protests

Summary

Maidan scenario: West behind the Armenian protests.

Disproof

Recurring disinformation in pro-Kremlin outlets that the West is the organiser behind any civil protests or colour revolutions. No evidence given.

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RIAFAN - Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 105
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24/04/2018
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Armenia
  • Keywords: West, Protest, Euromaidan

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Contacted by Stopfals.md. the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development denied this information. The ministry declared that the EU funds contribute to the development of this area and over 30,000 hectares of vineyards have been replanted. The European Parliament underlined that there is no such directive that would require the destruction of vineyards, and no call for it from France. The EU's financial allocation for the Romanian wine sector is 47.7 millions euro per year.

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April 24, 2018
Disproof

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Disproof

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