DISINFO: The US and Poland plan to establish Poland's control over its historical lands in Ukraine
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: tlgrm.ru (archived)*
  • Date of publication: April 28, 2022
  • Article language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 281
  • Countries / regions discussed: Poland, Ukraine
Tags:
Territorial dispute Ukrainian disintegration Imperialism/colonialism War in Ukraine Invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian statehood

DISINFO: The US and Poland plan to establish Poland's control over its historical lands in Ukraine

SUMMARY

Washington and Warsaw are working on plans to establish Poland's control over its "historical possessions" in Ukraine.

RESPONSE

Recurring narrative presenting Poland as a state which has imperial ambitions. This is part of a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about denying statehood and the disintegration of Ukraine. This narrative exploits difficult issues in Polish-Ukrainian history, without any factual basis. Poland adheres to international law regarding state borders and has no territorial claims upon Ukraine.

Poland, as well as the EU and the US respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. No neighbouring state, except the Russian Federation, violated Ukraine's territorial integrity.

Instead, Poland is supporting Ukrainian refugees coming to Poland; it is allowing millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war access to the labour market and to health and social benefits. Moreover Poland is also activly supporting Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.

See the EU's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine here along with EU vs Disinfo's Guide to Deciphering Pro-Kremlin disinformation around Putin's War.

See earlier disinformation cases alleging that Poles are stoking nationalist sentiment in Ukraine in order to annex Lviv, that Poland thinks that Western Ukraine, Western Belarus and South-Western Lithuania belong to them, that Poland wants to dismember Ukraine and re-establish a Polish empire, that Ukraine will disintegrate and fall prey to territorial claims of EU member states, that Ukraine is a Western colony belonging to Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Russia.

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