DISINFO: NATO will invade western regions of Ukraine
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: riafan.ru (archived)*
  • Date of publication: May 20, 2020
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 200
  • Countries / regions discussed: Hungary, US, Ukraine
Tags:
European Union Ukrainian disintegration NATO

DISINFO: NATO will invade western regions of Ukraine

SUMMARY

Politicians in Kyiv cultivate separatism in the western regions, they set Hungary, all EU and NATO structures against themselves. What can this lead to? Europe will simply intervene in the situation by force.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation which loosely tries to bring together some favourite narratives, such as the disintegration of Ukraine and the aggressive West, NATO encircling Russia and NATO belligerence. There is no evidence given about NATO's alleged attempts to violate territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. Russia is, in fact, violating territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine with continuous acts of aggression by the Russian armed forces, ongoing since February 2014. All NATO allies adhere to international law regarding state borders and have no territorial claims upon Ukraine. Ukraine is a sovereign state. Neither the US nor NATO controls Ukraine. Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity continue to be violated by acts of aggression by the Russian armed forces since February 2014. Despite NATO having refuted such claims many times, pro-Kremlin propaganda systematically states that NATO planned to create military bases on the territory of Ukraine: in Crimea, Donbas and in the Sea of Azov. Read similar cases: "NATO is preparing an invasion of Russia", "During the pandemic, US and NATO forces invaded Europe".

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