Disinfo: The only things that Ukraine can export to Europe are...

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The only things that Ukraine can export to Europe are nuts, straw and wool.

Disproof

According to Ukrainian Minister for Agrarian Policy Oleksiy Pavlenko, Ukraine can export a multitude of foodstuffs to the European Union without quotas. The only goods that are currently subject to quotas are honey, sugar, oat products and grape and apple juice (bit.ly/1VfIczG), .

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Rossia 24 - YouTube
  • Reported in: Issue 22
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10/04/2016
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Ukraine
  • Keywords: Europe, AA/DCFTA
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According to a United Nations report, Ukraine is cutting benefits of some 600,000 pensioners and internally displaced persons (IDPs).

Apr 09, 2016
Disproof

The UN humanitarian bulletin report does not say that Ukraine is cutting benefits, the report states that such reductions could be possible in the future. Ren TV also fails to mention that Ukrainian authorities had began a review of benefit fraud. Persons who are suspected of fraud could have their benefits discontinued (bit.ly/1NirUO2), .

Disinfo: According to a leaked document, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko aims...

According to a leaked document, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko aims to establish a Crimean Tatar autonomy in the southeastern Ukrainian province of Kherson and populate the region with resettled Crimean Tatars and Turks.

Apr 09, 2016
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The alleged secret presidential decree was published by "Kyberberkut", a site that is notorious for publishing fake documents. There is no mention of it outside pro-Kremlin media. Furthermore, the alleged decree violates several articles of the Ukrainian Constitution which cannot be superseded by presidential decrees (bit.ly/23mz00N), .