Disinfo: The objective of the oil price cap is for Europe to prosper

Summary

It seems that imposing a cap on the price of Russian oil is due to the desire of Western countries to continue to prosper at the expense of cheap oil, even if it is not from Russia. The logic here is simple: if Russia is forced to sell oil cheaply, that will put pressure on other suppliers from the markets to sell oil cheaper to Europe. Thus, Russia is punished, and the countries of the European Union prosper.

Disproof

This is a recurring manipulation of the discussions about the energy sector and sanctions on Russia. This also contradicts another pro-Kremlin narrative that the oil price cap will destroy Europe.

Although the price cap on Russian oil is expected to limit oil price surges experienced throughout the world as a result of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the goal of the cap is not to benefit Europe. It was initiated by G7 states and supported by the EU as an additional sanction for Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine. If the cap causes oil prices to go down as a secondary effect, that would benefit most of the global economy, especially low-income countries, which have suffered the most due to rising energy costs. It was noted by the Council of the EU that:

The price cap on Russian oil will limit price surges driven by extraordinary market conditions and drastically reduce the revenues Russia has earned from oil after it unleashed its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. It will also serve to stabilise global energy prices while mitigating adverse consequences on energy supply to third countries.

See also our article Smoke, mirrors and gas: the Kremlin deflects blame for the energy crisis - EUvsDisinfo.

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  • Reported in: Issue 321
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13/12/2022
  • Article language(s) Arabic
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Europe, Russia
  • Keywords: Energy, Sanctions, Invasion of Ukraine, War in Ukraine
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Disinfo: The West is using Kosovo to break Serbia's ties with Russia and China

Kosovo's decision to request EU membership is another step in the US and EU strategy to break and weaken Serbia and prepare an absolute dominion over the former Yugoslavia.

The West is trying to increase pressure on Serbia so it has to break its strategic ties with Russia and China. The latest events in Kosovo happen at the same time that EU representatives met with Balkan states asking to enter the EU, which means entering NATO. This is an important step, supported by terrorist actions, to break Serbia and prevent the solidarity of the Balkans with Russia and China. It’s a policy of aggression.

Dec 12, 2022
Disproof

This disinformation narrative is an attempt to stir up feelings against Western countries, baselessly accusing them of being behind events in Kosovo. Although it is true that Kosovo prepared to formally submit an application to join the EU, the claims in this disinformation story about the reasons are not. There is zero evidence to back the claim that the US and the EU are behind this bid or that they have a strategy to ‘break Serbia’, much less to “prevent solidarity with Russia and China”. In the same way, neither Washington nor Brussels are behind ongoing destabilising events in Kosovo. Both the EU and the US are working hard to normalise Serbia-Kosovo relations and to defuse current tensions. This also includes urgent high-level meetings.

The claim that “entering the EU means entering NATO” is patently false, as many countries are part of the EU but not of the NATO military alliance and the other way round. Only in the Western Balkans, three countries -Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia- belong to NATO but are not EU members.

Disinfo: Escalation of tensions in Kosovo caused by NATO

The current escalation of tensions in Kosovo is caused by the destabilising actions of NATO, which wants to worsen the economic and political crisis that the region is experiencing.

Dec 12, 2022
Disproof

Disinformation not backed up with evidence, baselessly blaming NATO for a complicated situation that has been long brewing despite EU and US efforts to defuse tensions. NATO, a frequent target of pro-Kremlin disinformation, didn’t play any role in increasing those tensions. In fact, both Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vuciv and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti requested some action from NATO to play some role to address the crisis.

On the other hand, Russian officials, media and Telegram channels have been trying for a long time to inflame tensions around Kosovo and the Western Balkans. On 15 November 2022, Russia launched its new online channel RT Balkan in Serbian language, which RT head Margarita Simonyan presented with the words: “Because Serbia is Kosovo”. According to a recent report by the European Council on Foreign Relations, "[the Russian media's] aim is mainly to attack the legitimacy of Kosovo’s statehood, but also to fuel ethnic tensions by portraying the Serb community in Kosovo as victims of an abusive central government.”

Disinfo: NATO escalated the situation in Kosovo to distract Russia from Ukraine

NATO uses Kosovo in a proxy war against Serbia. The US initiated a ‘soft genocide’ of the Serbs as the autonomous population of Kosovo. The elimination of Indians and other Aborigines is in the Americans’ genetic code. Furthermore, Atlanticists consider Belgrade as Russia’s Trojan horse in Europe and aim at eroding Serbia’s sovereignty to the level of controlled Balkan limitrophes such as Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, and Croatia.

An escalation in Kosovo is linked to Russia’s military successes in Ukraine. Atlanticists aim at provoking Serbia to start military actions for the protection of Kosovo’s Serbians. They wish to force Russia to back Serbs and interfere in the conflict – and to undermine a large-scale Russian winter offensive in Ukraine. Endless provocations and wars are classic for the Pentagon and NATO in all parts of the world.

Dec 12, 2022
Disproof

This publication baselessly accuses the US and NATO of waging a war against Serbia and a ‘soft genocide’ of the Serbian population in Kosovo, and generally for a complicated situation that has been long brewing despite EU and US efforts to defuse tensions. NATO, a frequent target of pro-Kremlin disinformation, didn’t play any role in increasing those tensions. In fact, both Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti requested some action from NATO to play some role to address the crisis.

The spark that ignited recent tension between Kosovo and Serbia in 2022 was that Kosovo's government wanted those who live in Serb areas to change their Serbian-issued car number plates for Kosovan-issued ones. About 50,000 people refused to change their car number plates and it increased tension between the Serbian and Kosovo government. Under the facilitation of the EU, Serbia and Kosovo agreed on measures to avoid further escalation.