Disinfo: Russian speakers in Donbas are victims of genocide

Summary

The Russian-speaking population of the Donbas is being subjected to genocide.

Following the Western-backed coup d'etat in 2014, residents of the region demanded independence from Ukraine. The new government in Kyiv responded to this uprising with military force, thrusting the country into civil war.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative portraying the Ukrainian leadership as pathologically Russophobic and bent on subjecting the country's Russian-speaking population to "genocide."

There is no evidence that either ethnic Russians or Russian speakers are facing persecution at the hands of the Ukrainian authorities, much less the danger of annihilation on grounds of nationality, ethnicity, or cultural belonging. This has been confirmed by reports issued by the Council of Europe, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the OSCE.

For an overview of the Kremlin's deployment of the "genocide" narrative regarding Ukraine, see further debunking by EUvsDisinfo, Euromaidan Press, and POLYGRAPH.info.

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  • Reported in: Issue 268
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 09/12/2021
  • Article language(s) English, Russian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Italian, Português (Brazil), German
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Ukraine, Russia
  • Keywords: Donbas, Eastern Ukraine, War in Ukraine, Genocide, Russian language, Russophobia, Civil war, Coup, Euromaidan, Anti-Russian
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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about “colour revolutions” and sanctions, in this case as part of a wider disinformation campaign on the situation on the EU-Belarus border, aiming to deny Minsk’s responsibility in orchestrating the migratory crisis.

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