Disinfo: The US is instigating war in Ukraine to boycott the Nord Stream 2 project

Summary

Western articles warn of the possibility of a Russian attack on Ukraine this winter, but who would be interested in such an attack if not the US trying to boycott the Nord Stream 2.

It is clear that an attack wouldn’t be in the interest of Russia. The only beneficiary is many kilometres away, instigating all this. Biden and the US need their historical scapegoat, and in this case, Russia has become the perfect archetype of a country that is against those sacred Euro-Atlantic Western values.

They are carrying out a hybrid war in every sense, economic, military, political, media, to provoke any spark that allows the long-desired intervention in Ukraine.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the US and the West. This narrative is part of an ongoing disinformation campaign aiming to deflect any Russian responsibility in the escalation of tensions with Ukraine as a result of Russia’s military buildup on the border.

Since late October 2021 Russia has conducted a military-build up along the Ukrainian border, including the deployment of as much as 90,000 troops, as well as of certain specialised military units, electronic warfare systems and heavy-armoured vehicles. Despite Russian denials, this has been proven by satellite images and intelligence of the US, Ukraine and NATO, among other countries and institutions. The European Union has stated that it will be standing firmly and decisively with Ukraine in front of any attempt to undermine its territorial integrity and sovereignty.

See other examples of similar disinformation narratives in our database, such as claims that the West needs Ukraine for NATO bases as Kyiv prepares for a mythical Russian invasion, that Ukrainian officials are obsessed by imaginary invasions and inexistent Russian imperial ambitions, or that Russia sent troops to the Ukrainian border because there was danger for the Russian population in Donbas.

This disinformation story appeared in the same TV programme as the claims that “Lithuania neglected its border and human traffickers took advantage of it”, and that “Fake news about the Belarusian border crisis is part of a total war by the West”.

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  • Reported in: Issue 267
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19/11/2021
  • Article language(s) Spanish
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: US, Ukraine, Russia
  • Keywords: War in Ukraine, Nord Stream 2, Joe Biden
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