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Disinfo: The United States is preparing Ukraine for a new provocation against Russia

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The United States is making preparations for Ukraine to launch a new provocation against Russia in the Black and Azov Seas. The international military exercises “Sea Breeze 2019” need Ukraine in order to work out a plan to seize the Russian Crimea. Washington and Kyiv also intend to exacerbate the situation and present Russia in an unfavourable light.

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During the years of aggression against Ukraine, Russian propaganda has already developed a list of narratives that are used in an information war. Any joint military exercises immediately receive the status of "provocation" from Russian media. The Ukrainian-American training "Sea Breeze" also did not avoid this fate, although it's not the first time they are held in Ukraine. This year the exercises started on 1 July and are taking place in three regions of Ukraine: Mykolayiv, Kherson and Odesa. The military exercises of Ukraine, the United States and some NATO countries involved 28 ships and 27 aircraft. The main components of the manoeuvres are sea, land and aerial training. They are not aimed at "developing military provocations" against Russia or "working on an offensive" for annexed Crimea, but rather to enhance the defensive capability of Ukraine and to exchange experience with other countries. This year, one of the main accents of the manoeuvres is to protect the state border of Ukraine.

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RT Russia (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 157
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 30/06/2019
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: US, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Azov sea, Black Sea, Military exercise, NATO
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Jun 29, 2019
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Conspiracy theory consistent with a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Russophobia. The message implies that the mighty but weakening global liberal elites stage protests and other anti-Russian events in various countries because of a fundamental dislike of Russia or Russians. This claim casts any spontaneous disorders and civil uprisings in other states as US-funded "colour revolutions".

In response to Vladimir Putin's comments about liberalism becoming obsolete, EU President Donald Tusk stated: "I have to say that I strongly disagree with the main argument that liberalism is obsolete. We are here as Europeans also to firmly and univocally defend and promote liberal democracy. Whoever claims that liberal democracy is obsolete, also claims that freedoms are obsolete, that the rule of law is obsolete and that human rights are obsolete. For us in Europe, these are and will remain essential and vibrant values. What I find really obsolete are: authoritarianism, personality cults, the rule of oligarchs. Even if sometimes they may seem effective."

The American empire imposes its will on vassal states

Trump has already done a lot for Russia by reviewing relations with US-allied transatlantic partners, trying to impose his will on them and making them publicly acknowledge their status of American vassals.

Jun 29, 2019
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Conspiracy theory without evidence. This message is consistent with a classic pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative on US relations with EU countries. Pro-Kremlin outlets often allege that different countries, US' transatlantic allies in this case, are US vassals and remain under the American thumb. See earlier examples: Poland is US's vassal state, Europe is occupied by the US and has limited sovereignty, the EU is directed by Washington, Germany is the executor of US hegemony over Europe.

The Republic of Moldova exports most of the products to the Russian Federation

80-90% of Moldovan exports go to the Russian Federation.

Jun 29, 2019
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This pro-Kremlin narrative aims to show Moldova as a country dependent on Russia. This type of narrative is used in reference to other countries, too - see a similar example here. According to the National State Office of the Republic of Moldova, in 2018 Moldova exported goods worth US $ 2.7 billion. See below the top 10 countries where Moldova exported most goods in December 2018:

  1. Romania - 792 306,86 thousand US dollars;

  2. Italy - 309,657.64 thousand US dollars;

  3. Germany - 219,902.82 thousand US dollars;

  4. The Russian Federation - 218,622.36 thousand US dollars;

  5. Turkey - 106 276,63 thousand US dollars;

  6. Poland - 98,100,68 thousand US dollars;

  7. Belarus - 87,234.60 thousand US dollars;

  8. Ukraine - 80 301.72 thousand US dollars;

  9. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - USD 78 816.81 thousand US dollars;

  10. Switzerland - 61,183.87 thousand US dollars.

Therefore, according to official data, in 2018, the Russian Federation reached the fourth place in the top of the countries after the destination of Moldovan exports, after Romania, Italy and Germany.