Disinfo: Neo-Nazism flourishes in the European Union

Summary

Neo-Nazism flourishes in the EU. Every year, the EU abstains in the UN General Assembly when Russia submits a resolution on the inadmissibility of the glorification of Nazism and the revival of all forms of hateful ideology. The Americans and Ukrainians vote against it too, which is also not surprising. The Americans simply do not want to limit themselves to anything, and the Ukrainians, probably, are unable to resist the Neo-Nazi radicals.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Nazis in the EU, which has been repeatedly debunked (see here). Also see earlier disinformation cases alleging that the US and EU countries are Russophobic, fascist and Nazi regimes and that the EU continues the aggressive policies of Nazi Germany.

On 18 December 2019, the UN General Assembly adopted a draft resolution on “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo‑Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance” (document A/C.3/74/L.62) by a recorded vote of 133 in favour to 2 against (Ukraine, United States), with 52 abstentions.

The US has voted against each new version of this resolution since 2005. The US assesses the Russian resolution as "a document most notable for its thinly veiled attempts to legitimise longstanding Russian disinformation narratives smearing neighbouring nations under the cynical guise of halting Nazi glorification." In addition, the US explains that Russia ignored its efforts to revise and amend the document.

Ukraine's representative explained their opposition to the Resolution in 2017, with the fact that the Resolution does not condemn the crimes of Stalin’s regime. Finally, the European Parliament recently issued a resolution recalling that Nazi and Stalinist regimes carried out mass murder, genocide and deportation and caused a loss of life and freedom in the 20th century on a scale unseen in human history.

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Reported in: Issue 180
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18/01/2020
Language/target audience: Russian
Country: Russia, Ukraine, US
Keywords: EU, Nazi/Fascist
Outlet: Sputnik Georgia

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January 19, 2020

Disproof

No evidence is given to support this claim. The existence of paramilitary fighters or mercenaries from NATO or US-friendly countries is a recurrent narrative in Russian disinformation since at least 2014, and it prompted a diplomatic protest from Poland back then.

The allegation has been repeatedly debunked in those years but repeatedly resurfaces to try to discredit the Ukrainian army and the countries that support Kyiv's efforts for stabilisation.

Western secret services behind shooting down the Ukrainian plane

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January 19, 2020

Disproof

Disinformation not backed up with evidence, referring to an old conspiracy theory about how US intelligence agencies arrange special operations to eliminate the nuclear scientists of Iran, North Korea and the Russian Federation.

Iran has officially admitted the downing of the plane a result of human error and has allowed independent experts access to the crash site. The EU's statement regarding the incident can be found here.

The Polish Home Army carried out terrorist activities behind the backs of the Red Army

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January 19, 2020

Disproof

This message is a part of the ongoing Russian information attack against Poland, which includes the spread of such false messages alleging that Poland was responsible for WWII and the Holocaust. According to the Polish Institute of National Remembrance, the declassified documents published by Russia do not bring any particularly significant new information on Soviet operations during 1944-1945. The institute also states that during this period, the Soviet Union, at the same time as fighting Germany, pursued a consistent policy aimed at preventing the reconstruction of the independent Republic of Poland.

The Soviet documents falsely present the Polish Home Army self-defence actions against Soviet enslavement, massive repression and murders by the NKVD and other formations in the parts of Poland occupied by the USSR as "terrorist activities", hiding the entire Soviet policy against Poland's independence in 1944-1945.