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Disinfo: The annexation of Crimea by Russia aimed at preventing the killing of Russians by Ukrainian nationalists

Summary

The annexation of Crimea by Russia aimed at preventing mass killings of ethnic Russians by Ukrainian nationalist groups.

Disproof

Repeating an already debunked myth. Outside of the pro-Kremlin media there have been no credible
reports of threats to the Russian-descent or Russian-speaking
population (bit.ly/1Tl9X7W), .

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Voskresnyi vecher s Vladimirom Solovyovym - YouTube [from 16:11]
  • Reported in: Issue 21
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20/03/2016
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Russia, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Crimea, Nazi/Fascist

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Representatives of Kyiv City Council advocate the exclusive use of…

Representatives of Kyiv City Council advocate the exclusive use of the Ukrainian state language on the territory of the city and propose to ban Russian completely.

March 19, 2016
Disproof

This fake story uses a draft proposal by Kyiv City Council member Yuriy Syrotiuk registered on March 11. Syrotiuk proposes to establish that Ukrainian be used in city advertising, record keeping and official communication with the residents of the city. There is absolutely no mention of prohibiting Russian in any public or private sphere. Paragraph 3 of the draft decision clearly states that "Use of other languages is possible on request". According to Ukraine’s Constitution and the Law on languages, every person is guaranteed the right to choose the language he or she wishes to speak and no restrictions have ever been enacted limiting that choice (bit.ly/1RxchEh), .