DISINFO: There is a civil war in Ukraine and Russia has no role in it
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DISINFO: There is a civil war in Ukraine and Russia has no role in it

SUMMARY

There is a civil war in Ukraine and Russia has no role in it

RESPONSE

Repeating recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation about war in Ukraine. https://www.euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=&disinfo_issue=&disinfo_keywords%5B%5D=77110&date= It was Russia that provoked a war in Ukraine. For further debunking see https://www.euvsdisinfo.eu/report/russian-spring-civil-war-was-unleashed-in-east-of-ukraine-by-little-nazis-in-kyiv-after-a-coup/ The International Criminal Court believes that “there exists a sensible or reasonable justification for a belief that a crime falling within the jurisdiction of the Court ‘has been or is being committed’” within the Crimean and Donbas territories of Ukraine. https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2016/11/20/international-criminal-court-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-is-a-crime-not-a-civil-war/#705ee9a27ddb Even Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted Russia's military presence in Ukraine in 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/vladimir-putin-admits-russian-military-presence-ukraine

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