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Disinfo: Poroshenko is preparing a provocation at the Ukrainian-Russian border

Summary

President Petro Poroshenko is preparing an armed provocation on the Ukrainian-Russian border. It will take place at the end of December. Kyiv coordinates such moves with Western curators and confidants. Poroshenko is being advised to keep the military actions low key, so that it is still possible to enact propaganda that the Russians are attacking Ukraine.

Disproof

No evidence given. Recurring disinformation on Ukrainian provocations, Ukraine planning an offensive and collaborating with the West to fuel russophobia.

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Sputnik Poland (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 130
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17/12/2018
  • Language/target audience: Polish
  • Country: Russia, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Sergei Lavrov, Eastern Ukraine, West, Provocation, War in Ukraine

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