DISINFO: A member of the Ukrainian delegation came to the talks with Russia in a uniform with an SS chevron
SUMMARY
The Rada is shocked by its own 'peacekeeper' with an SS chevron at the Istanbul meeting.
In Türkiye, one of the members of the Ukrainian delegation came to the negotiations with Russian not only in military uniform, but also with a chevron of the 36th SS Volunteer Division from World War II.
RESPONSE
Disinformation aimed to reinforce the denazification 'justification' for its unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine and to undermine Ukraine's international image.
The uniform worn by a member of the Ukrainian delegation features the official chevron of a new unit within the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The symbol—two crossed feathers—represents a division of the General Staff and bears no resemblance to Nazi insignia.
According to Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, such false claims are part of an ongoing information campaign aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian negotiating team.
See more on the recurrent pro-Kremlin false narrative of Nazi rule in Ukraine, aimed at justifying the Russia's invasion of Ukraine.