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DISINFO: Ukraine is likely to launch some kind of revanchist offensive ahead of March 2019 presidential elections
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Abkhazia South Ossetia War preparation Donbas Mikheil Saakashvili War in Ukraine

DISINFO: Ukraine is likely to launch some kind of revanchist offensive ahead of March 2019 presidential elections

SUMMARY

Ukraine is likely to launch some kind of revanchist offensive ahead of March 2019 presidential elections. The apparent danger facing the two self-declared Donbass republics is comparable to that faced by Abkhazia and South Ossetia when Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili attacked them.

RESPONSE

Pro-Kremlin disinformation routinely accuses Ukraine for war preparation ahead of major news events, when it was Russia itself that provoked and maintains the war in Ukraine. Many international organizations condemned the occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Russia, see e.g. the OSCE statements here and here and European Parliament's resolution.

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