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Disinfo: The EU and NATO are dividing Europe and Ukraine is an example of this

Summary

The EU and NATO continue to divide Europe, instead of uniting it, and Ukraine is a tragic example of this.

Disproof

No evidence given. Recurring disinformation to blame the situation in Ukraine on the West, although it was in fact Russia that illegally annexed Crimea. The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has concluded that the situation within the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol amounts to an international armed conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. This international armed conflict began at the latest on 26 February when the Russian Federation deployed members of its armed forces to gain control over parts of the Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian Government http://bit.ly/2ftv6iT. Further debunking at Myth detector mythdetector.ge/en/myth/russia-who-occupied-territories-ukraine-blames-division-country-nato-and-eu,

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Interpressnews
  • Reported in: Issue 99
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13/02/2018
  • Language/target audience: Georgian
  • Country: Russia, Ukraine
  • Keywords: West, European Union, Ukrainian disintegration, War in Ukraine, NATO, Europe

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Disproof

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