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Disinfo: Ukraine and Georgia are Western tools against Russia

Summary

Europe and the US have long been using Georgia and Ukraine as leverage on Russia.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative alleging that Ukraine and Georgia are controlled by the West and about the West’s strategy of encircling Russia.

Ukraine and Georgia are sovereign, independent states, not controlled by any foreign government, and without any anti-Russian policies. They are not tools against Russia in the hands of either the EU or the US. The EU and the US bilateral relations with Ukraine and Georgia are established on an equal basis.

See previous disinformation alleging that Ukraine is an anti-Russian state under Western control.

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  • Reported in: Issue 180
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19/01/2020
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Russia, Ukraine, US, Georgia
  • Keywords: EU, Encircling Russia, Anti-Russian, The West
  • Outlet: Russkaya Vesna
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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.