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Disinfo: Zelenskyy denies Ukraine the only protection against COVID-19

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Woe to the President [Volodymyr Zelenskyy] who, out of his own stupidity and weakness, refused to accept the lifeline proposed by Moscow. And this given the catastrophic situation that is now emerging in “Nezalezhnaya” [pejorative Russian slang for Ukraine] due to COVID-19. […] in general, [“Sputnik-V”] is “the most effective remedy to date in the fight against coronavirus.

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine and the coronavirus.

On Aug 11, 2020, Russia declared that it was the first country in the world to approve a vaccine against the coronavirus. Nonetheless, there are widespread concerns that the approval is premature. At the time of approval, the vaccine had not even started phase 3 trials, nor had any results on the earlier stage trials been published, worlds scientists said in the Lancet. WHO expressed concerns about the preternatural registration of the vaccine.

See similar disinformation cases alleging that ugly commercial interests are behind the criticism of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine or that WHO confirms the Russian "Sputnik-V" vaccine is safe and effective.

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News Front - Russian (Archived)
asd.news (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 215
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 08/10/2020
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Russia, Ukraine
  • Keywords: coronavirus, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine, vaccination

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Another colour revolution in Kyrgyzstan confirms that democracy has exhausted itself.

The current democratic model of the political structure has exhausted itself since the mechanisms for the re-election of the parliament and the head of state not only fail to ensure the continuity of power but become an instrument for destabilising the situation in the country and destroying statehood. There is no longer any popular control of the leadership, nor the will of the population, but it has become a weapon of aggression, an instrument of hybrid warfare.

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Conspiracy theory, recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about a "colour revolution" in Kyrgyzstan, mixed with a narrative about the collapse of democracy.

The protests in Kyrgyzstan erupted to contest the results of the parliamentary elections that took place on 4 October, which are considered unfair by oppositional parties. As a result of the elections, none of the twelve established oppositional parties secured seats in the parliament. The parties declared they would not recognise the results of the voting. The president and the ruling parties were accused of vote-buying and voter intimidation. On 7 October, the electoral authorities annulled the election results.

The Navalny case is part of a psychological warfare offensive carried out by the Western élite

Western public opinion has a very positive image of Russia and of Russia’s political and cultural model. Western élites, however, feel threatened by this positive image of Russia in Western countries. In order to sabotage this image, a psychological warfare offensive against Russia – including false flag operations – is conducted by the Western élite and media. Accusations against Russia for the alleged poisoning of Aleksey Navalny are part of this psychological warfare offensive.

October 12, 2020
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Conspiracy theory. No evidence is provided to support the article’s claims. This message is consistent with pro-Kremlin propaganda narratives claiming that the Navalny case is unfounded and is being exploited by the West to pursue its own interests and to conduct anti-Russian policies. For example, two such narratives are that the West has an interest in the death of Navalny to launch a new wave of sanctions against Russia and that the West will falsely accuse Russia of poisoning Navalny, as with Skripal and Litvinenko. The article’s message is also consistent with the broader pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative on anti-Russian policy in Europe, portraying Western governments and institutions as Russophobic and trying to harm Russia.

There is no evidence that Western governments and media are conducting a “psychological warfare offensive” against Russia, nor that the Navalny case is being exploited, or was orchestrated, by the West in order to tarnish Russia’s image as part of this alleged psychological warfare effort. Western governments, NATO and the European Union have condemned the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent and have demanded answers from the Kremlin.

Ukraine finally becomes “Anti-Russia”

Ukraine finally becomes “Anti-Russia”

On September 14, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved a new National Security Strategy. … it is entirely built on the idea of ​​a confrontation with Russia, in which its authors seriously expect to win. At the same time, the document is pathetically titled “Human security – the country’s security”, it seems to begin adequately: “A person, his life and health, honour and dignity, inviolability and security are the highest social value in Ukraine.” In relation to post-Maidan Ukraine, where human life has long lost any value, where there is a real civil war, it sounds like a mockery. But “seemingly adequate” ends there. Then the main thing begins – what, in general, the whole document comes down to – anti-Russian demagoguery.

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative claiming that Ukraine is an anti-Russian, Russophobic state.

Ukraine does not follow any anti-Russian agenda. Relations between Ukraine and Russia are defined by international agreements, including the UN Charter which requires states to respect the sovereignty of other states and the Friendship Treaty between the two countries. However, the relations severely deteriorated after the Russian illegal annexation of Crimea. Kremlin provoked and took part in military conflict in Donbas and the seizure of the Ukrainian ships in the Kerch strait in November 2018, that further undermined bilateral relations.