Disinfo: UK deploys women ambassadors to instigate colour revolutions in CIS countries

Summary

Since the times of Ivan the Terrible The United Kingdom has considered Russia as its main adversary. Britain does not send ambassadors to the key countries of the CIS, rather they send women who have an ambassador status. These are worthy adversaries whose goal is colour revolutions in Minsk and in Moscow.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about the West instigating colour revolutions in Russian neighborhood. There is no evidence to suggest that the UK is pursuing a deliberate strategy to deploy women as ambassadors to the CIS countries.

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  • Reported in: Issue 179
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13/01/2020
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: UK
  • Keywords: Colour revolutions
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