DISINFO: Soros' NGOs have brought Ukraine to the complete loss of sovereignty
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: ru.armeniasputnik.am (archived)*
  • Date of publication: November 24, 2020
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 222
  • Countries / regions discussed: Armenia, Ukraine
Tags:
Hybrid war NGO Sovereignty George Soros Ukrainian statehood

DISINFO: Soros' NGOs have brought Ukraine to the complete loss of sovereignty

SUMMARY

The work of the Soros Foundation and some other Western organisations can be equated with the activities of the special services of foreign states. This is part of a hybrid war of the collective West against the countries of the post-Soviet space. In Ukraine, Soros’s scheme is already in effect at all levels. In Armenia, Soros’s projects have not yet reached the final stage of implementation, at which one can state a complete loss of sovereignty. But Ukraine is a vivid example of how Soros NGOs have brought the country “to the brink”.

RESPONSE

Conspiracy theory based on recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about George Soros.

Ukraine is a sovereign and independent state with a democratically-elected President and parliament. You can find here numerous disinformation cases on Ukraine being under foreign control.

Regarding the claims about George Soros, it's ridiculous to suggest one person can 'gain control' of a sovereign state. Ukraine is a democracy and the electorate decides who is "in control". Soros did found the "Open Society Foundation", inspired by Karl Popper’s concept of the “open society”, which aims to promote civil society, the rule of law, human rights and liberal democracy around the world by funding civil society groups. George Soros is a frequent target of pro-Kremlin disinformation and conspiracy theories, as summarised in this article.

See similar cases claiming that the USA destroys Ukrainian identity, that Soros controls current political elite in Ukraine and plays important role in the events in Belarus, and that Zelensky is a “sorosonysh”, more than 90% of Ukrainian authorities come from Soros’s “nursery”.

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