Disinfo: Ukraine is the main friend for the Baltic States in their Russophobic interests

Summary

If Zelenskyy resists the pressure from his opponents [who are protesting against the adoption of the Steinmeier formula], a long-term bloody conflict in Donbas will come to a halt and the Baltic States will lose their main friend [Ukraine] in their Russophobic interests.

Disproof

No evidence given. A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative on the Russophobia in the Baltic States and in Ukraine.

In fact, Ukraine is not a Russophobic country as is often claimed by the Kremlin media. It had to react to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the act of aggression by the Russian armed forces in Donbas. It did not ban the Russian language, as is often claimed by the Kremlin, nor did it ban contact between Ukrainians and Russians.

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Reported in: Issue 168
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 03/10/2019
Language/target audience: Russian
Country: Russia, Ukraine, Baltic states
Keywords: Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Russophobia, Donbas
Outlet: Sputnik Belarus, video @ time 00:51 – 01:00

Ukraine was planning to sell its products to the EU but it isn’t happening

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Disproof

The recurring pro-Kremlin narrative on Ukraine and its relations with the European Union.

In June 2014, the EU and Ukraine signed the Association Agreement, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which promotes deeper political ties, stronger economic links and respect for common values. See here for more details about EU-Ukraine relations.

Ukraine is an instrument of pressure on Russia, its needs to be a country at war

Ukraine is not really a barbaric country. The country has turned barbaric by people who use the country as an instrument of pressure on Russia. They know and knew how to solve the problem of Donbas, how to change the Constitution. There are quite serious lawyers there. But since Ukraine needs to be a country at war, it will not be allowed to do anything of this. It is an object of geopolitics.

October 08, 2019

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukrainian statehood, the war in Ukraine, and Russophobia as well.

Ukraine is recognised in international law as a sovereign nation-state, with its own flag, nationality, language and with a democratically-elected president and parliament. Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are respected by almost the whole world. The EU and the US work closely with Ukraine. Their relations are not oriented against Russia.

The main activity of the Latvian state is the trade of Russophobia

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October 08, 2019

Disproof

A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative on Russophobia in the Baltic States and, in particular, in Latvia. See similar cases here.

Such disinformation narratives are often combined with criticism on the sanctions against Russia which followed the annexation of Crimea and conflict in Eastern Ukraine and attempts to prove that EU countries suffer more from the sanctions imposed by Russia in return, as in this case.