Most Ukrainians are not interested in visa-free travel to the...

Most Ukrainians are not interested in visa-free travel to the…

Summary

Most Ukrainians are not interested in visa-free travel to the EU.

Disproof

The source for this claim is a poll by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation conducted in the beginning of June, the results of which have been totally misrepresented by the Russian media. Actually, according to the poll, 63% of Ukrainians feel that visa free travel for them has some level of importance. Further debunking on Stopfake bit.ly/2tdHjA6, .

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Reported in: Issue 74
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21/06/2017
Language/target audience: Russian
Country: Ukraine, EU
Keywords: Visa liberalisation
Outlet: Ukraina.ru

Poland´s ambassador to Ukraine Jan Piekło has proposed the Yugoslavian…

Poland´s ambassador to Ukraine Jan Piekło has proposed the Yugoslavian scenario to be implemented in Ukraine.

June 20, 2017

Disproof

This is misleading. The Ambassador did not propose a Yugoslavian scenario. In an interview with the Ukrainian weekly Fokus, he expressed the view that the Minsk and Normandy formats dealing with the conflict in Donbas are not working and other solutions should be considered; and pointed out that the war in Yugoslavia only ended with the intervention of both NATO and the US. However, the inclusion of NATO in the Donbas conflict resolution could lead to an even greater confrontation, Piekło says and points out that without the US, it will be very difficult to achieve peace in Donbas. bit.ly/2tx1g0j, Further debunking: bit.ly/2txfFK1,

Ukraine’s gas network is outdated, a heap of metal junk,…

Ukraine’s gas network is outdated, a heap of metal junk, and needed by no one.

June 20, 2017

Disproof

Ukraine's recently developed Energy Strategy calls for deep reforms in the energy sector as well as administrative restructuring of companies overseeing the sector. Its pipelines are being updated and reconstructed, and new pipelines are being added, linking the existing system to potential new gas routes. bit.ly/2u4aCEJ,

The Czech Television newsroom only gives space to descendants of…

The Czech Television newsroom only gives space to descendants of the former Russian emigrants or those who are paid by the CIA.

June 20, 2017

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No evidence given. The Czech Television acts in accordance with the law on public services in the area of public broadcasting and Czech Television Code. Violations of impartiality and independence are subjected to the Board of the Czech television. In addition, Chech Republic ranks as number 23 in the world on the Worl Press Freedom Index.