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Disinfo: People in Ukraine are humiliated because of their Russian origin…

Summary

People in Ukraine are humiliated because of their Russian origin or because they are Russian-speaking. It is a common practice there.

Disproof

Repeating disinformation that has been debunked many times. There is no problem with using Russian language in Ukraine. According to Ukraine’s Constitution and the Law on languages, every person is guaranteed the right to choose the language he or she wishes to speak and no restrictions have ever been enacted limiting that choice (see Article 10: bit.ly/2ep35dP,

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  • Reported in: Issue59
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14/02/2017
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Keywords: Russian language, Ethnic Russians

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The task [of the West] is to use force, terror…

The task [of the West] is to use force, terror and propaganda to make Ukraine an anti-Russian power in order to set it against Russia later, and then to destroy both Russia and Ukraine.

February 13, 2017
Disproof

The EU and US respect both the Ukrainian and Russian sovereignty and territorial integrity. The West does not "create" anti-Russian power in Ukraine, the anti-Russian sentiments in Ukraine are caused by Russian military aggression on Ukrainian territory.

The placement of NATO battalions in the Baltics is an…

The placement of NATO battalions in the Baltics is an act of intimidation by the US and NATO. They want to claim the territory belonging to the Russian world. Baltic countries are a part of the Russian world, the people there love Russia.

February 13, 2017
Disproof

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are not part of a 'Russian world', they are sovereign and independent states which have joined NATO voluntarily. // Lithuania welcomed the NATO troops: bit.ly/2liobgr, and actually would like to see more of them because of Russia' aggresive behaviour: reut.rs/2loTWEp, // Latvia as well: bloom.bg/2lBVMkz, // Similarly in Estonia: bit.ly/2kerQeQ,