Disinfo: The water blockade of Crimea is an attempt at genocide from Ukraine

Summary

The water blockade of Crimea is a crime that borders on the most atrocious crimes against humanity. About two million people were deprived of water. This is an attempt at genocide. The state built here, in Ukraine, on the Bandera ideology, carried out an attempt of the genocide of the Crimeans.

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine and Crimea.

Crimea and Sevastopol were illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. Under the Geneva Convention, an occupying state bears full responsibility for all that happens on occupied territory and for all requirements, such as water.

The North Crimean Canal is the only structure through which the Crimea received water from the Dnipro River. After Russia’s illegal annexation of the peninsula, the Ukrainian leadership stated that the main condition for the renewal of the agreements on the water supply to the Crimea is the re-institution of legitimate authorities on the peninsula, which are absent following the annexation of Crimea.

That is why Ukraine decided to close the locks of the North Crimean Canal and stated that it would resume water supply to the peninsula only after the complete de-occupation of Crimea.

Crimea was illegally annexed by Moscow based on an illegitimate referendum. On 27 March 2014, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in which it stated that the referendum in Crimea was not valid and could not serve as a basis for any change in the status of the peninsula. On 9 December 2019, the UN General Assembly confirmed its non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea.

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  • Reported in: Issue 226
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 23/12/2020
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Ukraine, Russia
  • Keywords: illegal annexation, Stepan Bandera, Genocide, Crimea
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Disinfo: Washington implemented new anti-Russian sanctions and pushed relations with Moscow into deeper crisis

The US Department of Commerce announced the list of 103 Chinese and Russian companies linked to the military. Export restrictions will be implemented for these companies.

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Washington is ignoring its own business interests with anti-Russian fervor. The US cancels the possibility of cooperating with Russia in very promising area, including civil aviation, engineering, manufacturing of devices, metal industry.

This step pushes relations between Russia and the US into a deeper crisis. It will only be possible to exit this crisis if the US is ready to develop relations on the principles of equality and mutual respect.

Dec 22, 2020
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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the anti-Russian position of the US. New restrictions on Russian companies (as well as on Chinese) are aimed:

“to combat efforts by China and Russia to divert U.S. technology for their destabilising military programs”.

The current crisis in relations between Russia and the US is linked to Moscow's modus operandi, including oppression against its own civil society, aggression against its neighbours, attacks on democratic institutions etc. The official position of the US Department of State in the context of relations with Russia is:

“The United States would like to move beyond the current low level of trust with Russia, stabilize our relationship, and cooperate where possible and when it is in the core U.S. national security interest to do so. To achieve this, Russia must take demonstrable steps to show it is willing to be a responsible global actor, starting with a cessation of efforts to interfere in democratic processes. The long-term goal of the United States is to see Russia become a constructive stakeholder in the global community”.

Pro-Kremlin disinformation often tries to present the sanctions on Russia as Russophobic or not in the interest of the countries imposing them. See similar examples: US sanctions policy is ineffective; American sanctions aim to destroy the Russian economy; US sanctions against Ramzan Kadyrov are part of Washington’s Russophobic strategy.

Disinfo: Fascist Zelensky declared the Russian nation an enemy of Ukraine

(The) Jew Zelenskyy declared the Russian nation an enemy of Ukraine. However, you do not expect anything else from the fascist president. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy changed his rhetoric that the main enemy of the Ukrainians is supposedly Russia, now, according to him, it is the Russians who are the invaders.

Dec 22, 2020
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This is a new take on an already well-known Russian disinformation narrative, attempting to portray Ukraine as a fascist, Nazi state.

The myth of Nazi-ruled Ukraine has been the cornerstone of Russian disinformation about the country since the very beginning of the 2013-14 Euromaidan protests, when it was used to discredit the pro-European popular uprising in Kyiv and, subsequently, the broader pro-Western shift in Ukraine's foreign policy. Far-right groups enjoyed a very limited presence during the Euromaidan itself and had poor results in the 2014 presidential and parliamentary elections. In the 2019 election, far-right candidates fell short of the 5% minimum guaranteeing entry into parliament.

Disinfo: Six people who received the Pfizer vaccine [against Coronavirus] died during its initial trials

America and the EU are forced to bet on the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, which has shown effectiveness not higher than 90% (despite the fact that the Russian has at least 95%). The beginning of its mass use in the United States revealed cases of serious allergic reactions in people, not to mention that at the first stages of the tests only 6 (!!!) Deaths of subjects were officially recognised… And it needs to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius, while the Sputnik is stored in a regular refrigerator. American Moderna turned out to be three times more expensive than Pfizer.

Dec 22, 2020
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This is part of a disinformation campaign aiming to discredit any Western vaccines in order to support the image of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine after the latter was met with scepticism and criticism, even by Russian specialists in the country.

The claim is partly false.