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Disinfo: The coronavirus epidemic proves that the EU has abandoned Ukraine

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It is an ironic twist that what is crushing Ukraine right now is not the “Russian aggression”. The epidemic will force one to pay for their sins. Europe has closed the borders and left its “partners” behind. The Ukrainians have been warned for years that Europe doesn’t care about them. The current situation is an excellent proof, that the European dreams that the Maidan Elites have lied to the Ukrainians about do not exist.

Disproof

Another story about the "civil war" in Ukraine, Russia's aggression against Ukraine is in no way connected with the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus, also subject to a disinformation campaign from Russia.

The EU will continue to support Ukraine even in the face of the global crisis caused by the pandemic. The first support package for Ukraine for the pandemic is approximately €80 million to support the health system. The EU can help address social issues: helping older people, online education, child care and providing credit support to small and medium-sized businesses.

In general, the European Union allocates €140 million to the Eastern Partnership countries for the most urgent needs to fight against coronavirus. In addition to Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and Moldova will also receive financial aid. The European Commission will also redistribute €700 million to help mitigate the socio-economic impact of the crisis caused by the coronavirus.

More on the targeted EU response to support partner countries' efforts in tackling the coronavirus pandemic here

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  • Reported in: Issue 191
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 31/03/2020
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: EU, Ukraine
  • Keywords: coronavirus, War in Ukraine, Donbas
  • Outlet: News-front.info
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Dr. Fauci, an admirer of Hillary Clinton, threatened Trump with a major epidemic before 2020

In 2017, a few days before the inauguration of Donald Trump,  Anthony Fauci, the director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), in an Interview to Healio threatened the new president that a major epidemic will hit the US by 2020. Furthermore Wikileaks revealed that Anthony Fauci was an admirer of Hillary Clinton. Those strange prophecies materialized before 2020 elections, what a coincidence!

April 03, 2020
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This is yet another unfounded conspiracy theory about the coronavirus pushed by pro-Kremlin outlets as part of their disinformation campaign around COVID-19, which also involves attempts to undermine expert medical guidelines and the public health response. In this case, the focus is on discrediting Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who has been the leading expert voice of the US administration's pandemic response, by falsely and absurdly suggesting that he "threatened" President Trump with an epidemic as a result of personal sympathies towards Hillary Clinton. The article thus insinuates that the coronavirus may have been intentionally engineered by the US Deep State - a frequent pro-Kremlin disinformation trope - in order to undermine Donald Trump.

Dr. Fauci, a career immunologist, has led the NIAID for more than three decades. In this capacity, he has dealt with the outbreaks of multiple infectious diseases, advising six US presidents on HIV/AIDS and many other domestic and global health issues. He was one of the main architects of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has saved millions of lives throughout the developing world. Since becoming the face of the US pandemic response, Dr. Fauci has become popularly known as America’s Doctor.

All European doors were closed to Italy

At a time of distress, Italy fell under an embargo as if it were facing leprosy and all European doors were closed.

April 02, 2020
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A pro-Kremlin narrative consistent with disinformation narrative that the EU is collapsing as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

The COVID-19 outbreak challenged EU’s response capabilities, but a claim that "EU has done nothing" is false.

EU is ruled by an American NATO General

The real executive ruler of the European nation (European Union) is the American administration.

The clear evidence of such is that 22 of the 26 countries are in the NATO military system, which is governed by an American general named by the American President himself.

April 02, 2020
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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the US presence in Europe, portraying Europe as a vassal of the USA and trying to undermine the sovereignty of European countries. 

The European Union was created by the voluntary initiative of European nations. Its citizens are directly represented in the European Parliament and Member States are represented in the European Council and the Council of the EU. The United States of America is not part of these institutions. The US had no role in the creation of the EU and has no say in its decisions.

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