Disinfo: The Ukrainian elites started to repress pro-Russian thinking people immediately after the Maidan coup

Summary

The Ukrainian elites started to repress pro-Russian thinking people immediately after the Maidan coup. They also proposed to ban the usage of the Russian language.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Euromaidan. The demonstrations which began in Kiev in November 2013 were born out of Ukrainians' own desire for a closer relationship with the European Union, and their frustration when former President Yanukovych halted progress toward that goal as a result of Russian pressure (bit.ly/1Ri9ldy), . // The Ukrainian constitution guarantees the free development, use and protection of Russian, and other languages of national minorities of Ukraine.

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  • Reported in: Issue 26
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 03/05/2016
  • Outlet language(s) Czech
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Ukraine, Russia
  • Keywords: Russian language, Ethnic Russians, Euromaidan, Coup
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Disinfo: On the anniversary of the May 2 Tragedy in Odessa,...

On the anniversary of the May 2 Tragedy in Odessa, five thousand people protested against Andriy Parubiya, current speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and President Poroshenko, who is accused of covering up the murders.

May 02, 2016
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Fake. The photo used to illustrate the "protest" was not taken on 2 May 2016 as claimed by the article. (bit.ly/1T91VgO), .