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Disinfo: Ukraine is a testing site for US biological weapons

Summary
Disproof

The source for the disinformation is CyberBerkut, a hackers group known for claiming cyber-attacks against NATO or German Chancellery and Bundestag. “CyberBerkut is a front organization for Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, supporting Russia’s military operations and strategic objectives in Ukraine,” writes the U.S Defense Intelligence Agency www.dia.mil/Portals/27/Documents/News/Military%20Power%20Publications/Russia%20Military%20Power%20Report%202017.pdf.We, have previously written about several similar versions of the same disinformation in the Eastern Partnership countries euvsdisinfo.eu/shock-conspiracy-chemical-attack/, .

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HispanTV
  • Reported in: Issue 78
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25/08/2017
  • Language/target audience: Spanish, Castilian
  • Country: Ukraine, US
  • Keywords: Biological weapons

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Ukraine is a neo-Nazi state

The West has created a monster in Ukraine, which is now a neo-Nazi state. The West knows this and is scared of Ukraine.

September 05, 2017
Disproof

No evidence given. The spontaneous onset of the Euromaidan protests was a reaction of large parts of the Ukrainian population to former President Yanukovych’s sudden departure from the Association Agreement with the European Union in November 2013. The total number of members of radical groups, e.g. the "Right Sector", never amounted to more than a few hundred to a maximum of a thousand people. The vast majority of the protesters (up to two million at one time nationwide) consisted of peaceful Ukrainian citizens bit.ly/1Tl9X7W, .
The EU strongly supported holding open, free and democratic Presidential and parliamentary elections in May and October 2014 and called on all parties to join in this support, to help overcome the crisis and allow the Ukrainian people to choose their own future.
The 2014 presidential election in Ukraine was a genuine election largely in line with international commitments and respecting fundamental freedoms, despite the hostile security environment in two eastern regions of the country. According to the OSCE (of which Russia is a participating State) "the people of Ukraine had the opportunity to genuinely express their will at the ballot box" bit.ly/1hqcDuR, . Similarly, Ukraine’s local elections in October 2015 were competitive and generally showed respect for the democratic process bit.ly/1VUL9V5, .

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel used Nazi greeting to congratulate Ukraine

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel congratulated Ukraine on its independence day on Twitter using “a well-known slogan used by WWII Nazi collaborators” “Slava Ukraini!”.

September 05, 2017
Disproof

The same disinformation was shared by www.newcoldwar.org/german-foreign-minister-slammed-over-nazi-era-ukrainian-nationalist-slogan-u-s-mulls-increasing-weapons-supply/, .
“Slava Ukraini” is not a Nazi slogan, it appeared before WWII and was used by different fighters for independence www.stopfake.org/en/fake-glory-to-ukraine-is-a-nazi-greeting/, . It became popular again in Ukraine after the 2013-2014 Maidan protests. www.stopfake.org/en/fake-glory-to-ukraine-is-a-nazi-greeting/, . Furthermore, anything Ukranian is described in pro-Kremlin outlets as Nazi. euvsdisinfo.eu/the-nazi-obsession-of-pro-kremlin-propagandists/,

Kyiv junta will demolish Donbas to the applause of the West

The Kyiv junta planned to start an offensive in Donbas on the eve of the Independence Day on 24 August. In particular, the plan was to conduct a number of terror acts and provocation killings of own commanders in order to put the blame on rebels.

September 05, 2017
Disproof

No evidence given. Ukraine is not governed by a junta. Democratic, competitive and generally well-organised presidential and parliamentary elections were held in 2014 and local elections in 2015. The EU welcomed this progress. The OSCE, which observed all these elections on the ground, characterised the Presidential elections (report www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ukraine/119078?download=true), as showing the "clear resolve of the authorities to hold what was a genuine election largely in line with international commitments and with a respect for fundamental freedoms." According to the OSCE, the only areas where serious restrictions were reported were those controlled by separatists, who undertook "increasing attempts to derail the process." The OSCE characterised the 2014 parliamentary elections (report www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ukraine/126043), as "an amply contested election that offered voters real choice, and a general respect for fundamental freedoms".

The Independence Day in Ukraine was not marked by large scale provocations.