Language:

See all Disinfo Cases - Detail

Disinfo: EU institutions are a “theater” set up to fulfill the will of Paris and Berlin

Summary

Europe does not exist. Its institutions, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council are not real, they are a dream. They are a theater set up to fulfill the will of Paris and Berlin.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative asserting that EU is merely a tool controlled by Germany and France and that the Berlin-Paris axis dominates other EU members. This message is consistent with the pro-Kremlin propaganda theme about the undemocratic nature of the EU and about the EU having allegedly robbed the sovereignty of EU states. The EU is a democratic Union of 27 Member States. The unique feature of the EU is that, although the Member Statesremain sovereign and independent states, they have decided to pool some of their 'sovereignty' in areas where it makes sense to work together. The decision-making structure in the EU is defined by the EU treaties. Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union ensures the principle of subsidiarity, which guarantees that decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen. See here for more info about European institutions. Read similar cases claiming that EU institutions are merely tools used by Paris and Berlin to impose Franco-German hegemony over Europe, that Germany maintains dominance of the EU bloc through keeping the rest of the countries weak and that Macron urged EU countries to abandon their sovereignty.

Go to search

publication/media

Sputnik Italia (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 199
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19/05/2020
  • Outlet language(s) Italian
  • Country: EU, Italy, France, Germany
  • Keywords: European Union, Sovereignty, Europe
see more

US and IMF define and control political appointments in Ukraine

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is frankly helpless in economic decisions and appointments (these issues in Ukraine are controlled by the US Embassy and the IMF). As a matter of fact, the president-actor gave up the key government functions in the field of humanitarian policy to “sorosiata” [followers of George Soros] and nationalists. As a result, the policy of state Russophobia under the new regime has not been curtailed, it continues to be officially supported.

May 18, 2020
Disproof

Recurrent disinformation narrative claiming that Ukraine became a puppet of the US, the EU or the West because they fomented a coup, mixed with a narrative about Russophobia in Ukraine. Ukraine is a sovereign and independent state with a democratically-elected President and parliament. Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are respected by almost the whole world. The relations between the US and Ukraine are bilateral relations between two independent countries. The US recognised Ukraine as an independent state on 25 December 1991. The US policy is centred on realising and strengthening a stable, democratic, prosperous, and free Ukraine more closely integrated into Europe and Euro-Atlantic structures. Ukraine has been a member of the IMF and World Bank since 3 September 1992. The relations between Ukraine and the IMF are based on agreements that support the economic development of Ukraine and the improvement of the free market conditions. Likewise, Ukraine is not a Russophobic country as is often claimed by the Kremlin media. It had to react to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the act of aggression by the Russian armed forces in Donbas. It did not ban the Russian language, as is often claimed by the Kremlin, nor did it ban contact between Ukrainians and Russians. Read more disinformation cases about Ukraine being under foreign control here.

A hunger riot broke out near Odessa

In Ukraine riots break out because people are hungry and lash out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property or people, which is the definition of riots.

May 18, 2020
Disproof

Recurrent narrative undermining Ukraine, specifically about hunger riots. In reality the port of Chernomorsk, near Odessa experiences economic difficulties and some employees of "Europian Agro Investment Ukraine", which rent the second terminal since 2018, haven't been paid since last October. About 100 people demonstrated peacefully, with protective masks and respecting social distancing. They blocked a street near the bus stop "railroad station" with signs expressing their will to receive their salaries and their company to be nationalised by the Ukrainian state. They warned that next time they could block a road with more traffic to make their demand more audible. The reportage of the media Dumskaya documents the event and shows that no violence was used.

The US is eager to get Crimea

The United States does not stop trying to gain Crimea. The US administration is asking Russia to pass Crimea back, to be under the control of Ukraine.

May 18, 2020
Disproof

Recurring disinformation narrative of Ukraine being a puppet of the US. Ukraine is a sovereign state. The US does not control Ukraine. Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are respected by most of the free world, confirmed by the resolutions of the United Nations, but violated by Russia. The relations between the US and Ukraine are bilateral relations between two independent countries. The US recognised Ukraine as an independent state on 25 December 1991. Since then, Washington has been working closely with Ukraine; assisting to support the democratic development of the country and helping Ukraine to withstand Russian aggression. The US policy has since been centred on realising and strengthening a stable, democratic, prosperous, and free Ukraine more closely integrated into Europe and Euro-Atlantic structures. See more examples of disinformation narratives claiming that there is no Ukraine, that Ukrainians are Russians, not Ukrainians, or that a myth that Ukraine is a separate nation was created in the Soviet Union.