Panama Papers are George Soros’s campaign against Putin for banning Soros’s NGOs that were planning Russian Maidan.
No evidence given.
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about George Soros.
The EU cancelled visa requirements for Russians: from 17 April, Russian nationals can travel to the EU without visas.
Russian citizens need to be in possession of a valid visa to enter the Schengen area (bit.ly/1VG2sKA), .
US military buildup in Europe damages EU-Russia relations.
The Russian Federation’s violation of international law with the illegal annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine damages EU-Russia relations. As Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union, stressed on 14 March 2016, the full implementation of the Minsk agreements is a key element for any substantial change in EU-Russia relations (bit.ly/1QZRbOC), .
NATO deployed forces in Eastern Europe in order to prepare for war with Russia.
No evidence given. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO reached out to Russia with a series of partnership initiatives, culminating in the foundation of the NATO-Russia Council in 2002. No other country has such a privileged relationship with NATO. As stated by NATO heads of state and government at the Wales Summit in September 2014, "the Alliance does not seek confrontation and poses no threat to Russia. But we cannot and will not compromise on the principles on which our Alliance and security in Europe and North America rest" (bit.ly/1RZsFzv), .
