Disinfo: Ukraine is depriving Crimea of freshwater

Summary

… a problem facing Crimea and caused by Ukraine.. depriving citizens of freshwater.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine and Crimea this time about access to water.

Crimea and Sevastopol were illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. Under international law, Russia has a duty to provide supplies in those territories.

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 freshwater 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 224
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07/12/2020
  • Outlet language(s) Arabic
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Ukraine, Russia
  • Keywords: United Nations, illegal annexation, UN, Ukrainian statehood, Crimea
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The Island chain referred to as the Kuril Islands stretches northeast from Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido to Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

Disinfo: Sweden supports Russia on Crimea

Sweden supports Russian on the ownership of Crimea. Crimea was always Russian. This view predominates in Sweden, says billionaire Dan Sten Olsson. According to the businessman, this view in only not supported by NATO.

Dec 06, 2020
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A recurrent claim on Crimea’s status and a false statement on Sweden’s position on the illegal annexation of Crimea.

Mr. Olsson is the head of a Swedish transnational corporation with large trade with Russia. He did express support Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in an interview with the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter, but the claim was a personal view of Mr. Olsson. The businessman does not suggest that his views are representative for neither Swedish business circles, nor among Swedes in general.