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Disinfo: The Czech Republic is almost a German colony for example…

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The Czech Republic is almost a German colony for example Germany controls the exchange rate of the Czech crown. Germany also forbids the Czech Republic to enter the Eurozone.

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Czech Republic is a sovereign and independent country. No evidence for the conspiracy claims given.

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  • Reported in: Issue 65
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15/03/2017
  • Language/target audience: Czech
  • Country: Czech Republic, Germany
  • Keywords: Imperialism/colonialism
  • Outlet: aeronet.cz
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The US were targeting the Russian space industry when they…

The US were targeting the Russian space industry when they organised Maidan in Ukraine.

March 14, 2017
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The demonstrations which began in Kyiv in November 2013 – called "Maidan", or "Euromaidan" – were not provoked from outside but were a result of the Ukrainian people's frustration with former President Yanukovych's last minute U-turn when, after seven years of negotiation, he refused to sign the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement and halted progress towards Ukraine's closer relationship with the EU as a result of Russian pressure. The protesters' demands included constitutional reform, a stronger role for parliament, formation of a government of national unity, an end to corruption, early presidential elections and an end to violence. // No evidence about Russian space industry being targeted by Maidan.

Ukrainians are now so hungry that they are driven to…

Ukrainians are now so hungry that they are driven to scrounge for bread thrown to the birds.

March 14, 2017
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Zvezda’s source is a Facebook link by a person from Odessa, who claims that she herself saw a poor woman eating bread someone had thrown to pigeons. She illustrates her post with a photograph, showing a woman crouching by a flock of pigeons eating bread. No further evidence for widespread hunger in Ukraine is given. Further debunking at Stopfake bit.ly/2mkY6OF,

Ukraine is waging a war on the civilian population in…

Ukraine is waging a war on the civilian population in Donbas after the coup in Kyiv.

March 14, 2017
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Ukraine is fighting the Russian-backed separatists in Eastern Ukraine. The EU High Representative's Spokesperson has made it clear that "Ukraine has a right to take legitimate actions in defence of its sovereignty, territorial integrity and citizens, in full respect of its international obligations. It is Ukraine’s duty to preserve law and order within its borders while maintaining a measured approach, in particular protecting civilian lives" bit.ly/1RMKnDr, . The spontaneous onset of the Euromaidan protests was a reaction of large parts of the Ukrainian population to former President Yanukovych’s sudden departure from the Association Agreement with the European Union in November 2013. The 2014 presidential election in Ukraine was a genuine election largely in line with international commitments and respecting fundamental freedoms, despite the hostile security environment in two eastern regions of the country.

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