Currently, the pro-Western vector of development seems to prevail in Belarus. However, it does not have a future either for the Belarusian people, the Belarusian state, or its ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. In contrast, a pro-Russian vector for Belarus would secure the continued existence of the Belarusian people and modernisation of the Belarusian economy.
This is a classic example of a false dilemma used in pro-Kremlin disinformation, specifically to undermine the prospects of Western orientation in Belarus' political development. The narrative presents Belarus' choice in zero-sum, black-and-white terms: either economic modernisation and prosperity in a union with Russia vs. loss of sovereignty with a pro-EU course.
See earlier disinformation cases positing similar false dilemmas, like that Ukraine and Belarus face an unavoidable loss of sovereignty without remaining an integral part of Russia, that a Union State of Belarus and Russia is necessary to prevent Belarus' impoverishment and degradation, and that becoming Russia's protectorate would save Belarus from forced Polonisation and economic devastation.
The coronavirus 2019-nCoV is a biological weapon developed by the British, even if they pursued scientific goals.
On June 23, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice granted scientists at the Pirbright Institute (formerly Animal Health Institute, England) the patent No. 10.130.701 for the invention of a “live attenuated coronavirus”. So, molecular biologists saw structural details similar to the 2019-nCoV on the electron microscope image of the “British invention”.
Conspiracy theory. This is a pro-Kremlin narrative about the coronavirus and the "Anglo-Saxons".
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.
The China coronavirus is a genetic weapon, designed to target exclusively Mongoloids. The events in China are beneficial for the current US Administration, which seeks to bring Beijing to its knees. In a strange way, the start of the epidemic coincided with the final part of the negotiations between China and the United States on a trade agreement.
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. The conspiracy theory also refers the recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about US military biological labs circling Russia. See disinformation examples related to the Lugar lab in Tbilisi, Georgia.
This has become a global tradition. It all began with Ukraine, and has now passed to Poland. Ukraine started it all, dreaming up this concept of “Holodomor”, a genocide against the Ukrainian people. The Jews got reparations for the genocide, now we want it too… Poland had to go further. Poland’s out of EU money, so it is now demanding reparations from Russia and Germany. It all is based on a despicable, greedy attempt to make profits from what happened in Poland during WWII.
A collection of unfounded pro-Kremlin narratives on historical revisionism, questioning the Holodomor and Poland's role in WWII. Poland has not demanded any reparations from Russia; the German reparations are an issue in the public debate, and a few parliament members support this idea, but it is definitely not an official Polish position.
