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Disinfo: The war in Ukraine was started after the coup in Kyiv

Summary

The war in Ukraine was started by a coup in Kyiv and the threat of genocide of the Russian-speaking population of this country, including in Crimea and Donbas.

Disproof

The demonstrations which began in Kyiv in November 2013 – called "Maidan", or "Euromaidan" – were not provoked from outside but were a result of the Ukrainian people's frustration with former President Yanukovych's last minute U-turn when, after seven years of negotiation, he refused to sign the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement and halted progress towards Ukraine's closer relationship with the EU as a result of Russian pressure. There was no war in Ukraine until Russian military aggression. There his no evidence of genocide, despite some infamous fake news stories on Russian state TV, purporting to prove so.

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m.youtube.com
  • Reported in: Issue48
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15/11/2016
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Russia, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Genocide, Coup, Donbas, Crimea, Ethnic Russians

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Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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Ukrainian Fascists organise protests against Czech President Zeman

In Prague, protests against President Zeman are being organised under the auspices of Ukrainian fascists, calling for the death of Russia and President Putin. Facist hordes are ruling the Czech Ministry of the Interior.

November 14, 2016
Disproof

There is no evidence that the march against President Zeman, held on 28 October 2016, was organised under the auspices of Ukrainian fascists.

Officials from the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic deny being governed by anyone other than their officially appointed superiors. More details here and here.