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Disinfo: NATO plans to break up Russia

Summary

Call to break up Russia by Latvian MP Proof of NATO’s Hostile Plans.

Disproof

In reality, there has been no NATO proposal to invade or break up Russia. Instead there was just a tweet by an individual member of the Latvian parliament, who belongs to a minority party, and who therefore does not represent the position of Latvia, even less so the position of NATO. Moreover, even this tweet did not call for a break up of Russia. Read more here: www.polygraph.info/a/nato-isn-t-planning-to-break-up-russia/29399669.html,

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RT English (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 116
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 30/07/2018
  • Language/target audience: English
  • Country: Latvia, Russia
  • Keywords: Encircling Russia, Anti-Russian, NATO

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