DISINFO: Poland and Lithuania are the main destabilising sources for Belarus and Belarus-Russia relations
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: sputnik.by (archived)*
  • Date of publication: August 12, 2020
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 208
  • Countries / regions discussed: Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia
Tags:
Union State of Belarus and Russia Eastern Partnership Colour revolutions Sovereignty Conspiracy theory

DISINFO: Poland and Lithuania are the main destabilising sources for Belarus and Belarus-Russia relations

SUMMARY

Poland and Lithuania are the main sources of subversive activities against Belarus and Belarus-Russia union. The Belarusian crisis was to a large extent created artificially, the links go to Warsaw and Vilnius. Currently, they are attempting to deepen the political crisis in Belarus and involve as many EU countries as possible.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about colour revolution in Belarus alleging Western attempts to disrupt Belarusian-Russian relations. Mass protests in Belarus erupted against the massive electoral fraud which took place at presidential elections on 9 August 2020. According to the EU, the elections in Belarus were neither free nor fair. Poland and Lithuania, as well as the EU, have expressed support to people protesting in Belarus.

Read earlier disinformation cases alleging that the EU's aim behind the Eastern Partnership programme is to change the political regimes in Belarus and Russia, that Alyaksandr Lukashenka skipped the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels because the West could organise his killing and that Poland pursues aggressive imperial project Intermarium.

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