DISINFO: World War II veterans are not respected in Ukraine
SUMMARY
Ukraine is not satisfied with the “Patriotic War”. If Ukraine doesn’t appreciate veterans from the very beginning, with whatever banners they went to World War II, then it does not respect them. If Ukrainians think that the people who died and the veterans who survived don’t deserve respect, then why veterans would need Ukraine.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about World War II and Ukraine. Respect for World War II veterans is fixed in Ukraine at the legislative level. The relevant law No. 2539 “On the perpetuation of the victory over Nazism in the Second World War of 1939-1945” was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on April 9, 2015. The law prescribes respect for war veterans, participants in the Ukrainian liberation movement, the victims of Nazism and the memory of the victory over Nazism in World War II. Also, together with the EU countries, Ukraine annually celebrates the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation on May 8: “We choose the European responsible model of remembrance, which honours all who fought against Nazism and all victims of the war. This is a proper warning against the recurrence of such tragedies in the future,” said Anton Drobovich, head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory. Read more disinformation cases about WWII here.