Disinfo: US needs armed confrontation between Europe and Russia to rescue its own economy

Summary

The threat of a conflict on the global level is as real as during the 1962 Сaribbean crisis [ed. Cuban missile crisis]. America is accelerating the crisis that could escalate into a real armed confrontation (with Russia). For Europe, it could destroy part of it. For the US, it is the possibility to rescue its own economy.

Disproof

The message is mixing disinformation narratives about Europe as a puppet of the US, which is provoking war with Russia through its proxy and narratives of US policy driven exclusively by companies producing military equipment.

The US is not seeking war or any kind of confrontation with Russia. It is officially stated that:

The United States has long sought a full and constructive relationship with Russia... The United States would like to stabilize our relationship with Russia and cooperate where possible and when it is in the core U.S. national security interest to do so.

At the same time, the US is reacting to Russia's offensive actions abroad (i.e., illegal annexation of Crimea) and oppression against civil society inside Russia.

This article appeared amid international concerns about Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine, which led to fears of an eventual invasion. By accusing the US of “provocation”, this story seems to be an attempt to divert attention away from Russia’s responsibility in increasing tensions on the border, as part of a wider disinformation campaign.

In the beginning of 2022, on 4-6 January, the EU High Representative Josep Borrell visited Ukraine, including Kyiv and the Stanytsya Luhanska check point - see his statement / blog here on the consequences of the war. The High Representative said, inter alia:

“I could eyewitness the consequences of the war in the Donbass region and hear and see how the conflict has dramatically affected the lives of thousands of people, with many destinies destroyed. ...

Russia is a party to this conflict, and not a mediator as it often claims. Our main interest, concern and purpose is to get Russia to de-escalate tensions.”

See more cases of disinformation accusing the US of offensive strategy against Russia: The US forbids Georgia to engage in direct dialogue with Russia; the US keeps reminding Europe about “Russian threat” through Skripal and Litvinenko cases; The US participates in military exercises on the Russian border while Russia doesn’t do that to the US.

Go to search

publication/media

inosmi.ru (Archived)
sputniknews.lt (Archived)
stroka.info (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 267
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21/11/2021
  • Article language(s) Russian, Lithuanian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Russia, US, Europe, EU
  • Keywords: Puppets, NATO, West, Provocation, economy, Economic difficulties
see more

Disinfo: Poland aggravates border situation to distract attention from domestic problems

Poland aims to aggravate the situation [in terms of the border crisis]. The Polish authorities have failed with the migrants, so they started looking for other opportunities and ways [to fight Belarus]. Warsaw has two goals: first of all, to present itself as a defender and, secondly, to distract attention from internal divisions and problems in Polish society.

Nov 20, 2021
Disproof

Recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin outlets about the migration situation on the EU-Belarus borders.

The claim that Poland aggravates the situation on the border with Belarus in order to fight with Belarus and reach its domestic goals is ungrounded.

Disinfo: Western media hide the real causes of the migration crisis on Belarus borders

Western responsibility for the massive fleeing of people from countries attacked by the US and its allies never appears in the speeches of the leaders of the so-called ‘Free World’ nor in the dominant press. It is clear the intention to silence the obvious causes of this situation, which has nothing to do with Russia nor Belarus but is directly linked to NATO’s military interventions in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya and other countries attacked by Western powers. The West will never address its responsibility and fault and will keep its citizens in their ignorance through its addictive press that permanently hides the realities and truths. Press freedom is a great lie in the West.

Nov 19, 2021
Disproof

This is part of an ongoing disinformation campaign on the migration crisis on the EU-Belarus border, aiming to deflect attention away from Minsk’s responsibility in orchestrating it by accusing Western powers of creating the conditions for a wave of refugees.

Contrary to the claim, there is massive evidence showing that the Belarusian regime engineered the crisis artificially by creating a new migratory route in order to put pressure on the EU. Multiple investigations both by European officials and by media showed that those migrants were being brought to Belarus from Iraq, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on commercial flights, a trip encouraged and supported by Belarusian authorities. Information gathered also suggests that migrants are regularly transported by bus to the Belarusian-Lithuanian border. More information about Lukashenka's role in the organisation of the current migration crisis can be found here and here.

Disinfo: Fake news about the Belarusian border crisis is part of the Western hybrid war

Reports about the Belarusian border crisis in the mainstream media are fake news built by the Euro-Atlantic power, which unfortunately is permeating and prevents the people from seeing the hypocrisy of their rulers. These policies are part of the total war that those countries that call themselves the West have started on a global scale against the countries that emerged as an alternative to their world order. We are in front of fourth-generation hybrid wars, where we can’t say that we are at war, but neither are we at peace. Everything is valid here, from economic war to direct military intervention, to cyberwar and, of course, information war that is essential.

Nov 19, 2021
Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the West. The claim is part of an ongoing disinformation campaign on the migration crisis on the EU-Belarus borders, aiming to deflect attention away from Minsk’s responsibility in orchestrating it.

There is plenty of evidence showing that Belarusian authorities engineered the crisis by creating a new migratory route in order to put pressure on the EU. Multiple investigations show (see also here) showed that the migrants were brought to Belarus from Iraq, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates in commercial flights, a trip encouraged and supported by Belarusian authorities. Information gathered also suggests that migrants are regularly transported by bus to the Belarusian-Lithuanian border. More information about Lukashenka's role in the organisation of the current migration crisis can be found here and here.