Nobody was shocked when the German historian Rolf-Dieter Müller, in his book “The Enemy in the East. Hitler’s Secret Plans to Invade the Soviet Union”, wrote that the Poles, who courted Hitler’s favour, jointly planned a military campaign against the Soviet Union with Nazi Germany, as well as the final solution to the “Jewish question”.
Recurring narrative of an ongoing pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign targeting Poland. This narrative aims at vilifying Poland by accusing it of being an ally and partner of Nazi Germany.
In his book “The Enemy in the East. Hitler’s Secret Plans to Invade the Soviet Union”, German military historian, Rolf-Dieter Müller, does not argue that Poland and Nazi Germany jointly planned a military campaign against the Soviet Union, nor does he argue that the two countries cooperated in planning the “final solution” to the “Jewish question”.
Müller explains that after Hitler’s rise to power, the Germans attempted to woo Poland into joining them in a war of aggression against the USSR. Müller argues that, up until 1939, Poland was still being courted as a potential partner by Germany, but Polish leaders rejected Hitler’s proposals.
Müller does not in any way argue that Poland and Nazi Germany jointly planned, or even discussed, the “final solution” (Endlősung), a euphemism used by Nazi leaders to refer to the mass murder of Europe’s Jews. Müller states (on page 144 of the book) that the two governments discussed the possibility of a forced migration of Poland’s Jewish population. Müller quotes Ambassador Josef Lipski’s discussion with Hitler in October 1938 about German plans to expel Jews to Africa. Lipski’s note of this discussion is currently being used in a misleading way by Kremlin propaganda to allege that Lipski supported these plans and to accuse him of anti-Semitism and collusion with the Nazis.
Read here for background about Polish proposals in 1936-37 on the emigration of its Jewish population to Madagascar and here for similar cases claiming that Poland supported Hitler’s plan to expel Polish Jews to Africa, that Poland posed a military threat to the USSR in 1938-1939 and that Nazi Germany considered Poland its best ally.
The deadly new coronavirus found in China is a US provocation. The Americans were afraid that they will not be able to overtake China economically.
Such provocations are not happening the first time, it happened before with the bird flu and British beef, which “someone did not like”.
Conspiracy theory. This is a pro-Kremlin narrative about the China coronavirus.
In response to the outbreak of the corona virus the Chinese authorities have placed more than a dozen cities under quarantine. The World Health Organisation is working with Chinese authorities and global experts to learn more about the virus. The virus "2019-nCoV” comes from a family of viruses that include the common cold, and viruses such as SARS and MERS. There is no evidence to suggest it was developed artificially as a weapon of mass destruction.
Who benefits from the panic around the new type of Corona virus? The situation is under control, and there is now cause for worrying. In the early 2000s, around 100 billion USD was spent to “contain the spread” of the SARS-Co virus. In 18 years, around 700 people have died from it – just as many who dies from a usual influenza. In this case, the big pharmaceutical companies could profit largely. Why this panic? The answer is the classical: “who benefits from it?”
An unfounded conspiracy theory. Pro-Kremlin media occasionally attempt to feed into narratives on the pharmaceutical industry, suggesting evil play behind vaccines, pharmaceutical research facilities etc.
Instead of admitting their responsibility for the Holocaust the Baltic States continue to laugh at the memory of millions who perished. Now they glorify those who were responsible for the atrocities. The most hardened Nazis are now looking up from the depths of hell are looking at their Eastern “Reichs Komisariat” and smiling: their principles are still followed.
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Nazi/Fascist Baltic States.
See previous disinformation cases alleging that the Baltic States glorify Fascism; and that the Baltic States follow the policies of the Third Reich.
