DISINFO: Former Soviet republics are colonies of the West
SUMMARY
Proud of their "independence", the former Soviet republics are colonies of the West.
RESPONSE
Recurring the pro-Kremlin narrative about former Soviet republics, presenting them often as being under US and EU control. See here a case on ”colonisation” of Ukraine, here a case about Armenia being completely colonised by the West and here about Georgia being a colony of the US and the EU. This narrative is usually used to discredit democratic and pro-European governments in these countries.
See related disinformation claims alleging that Ukraine became a colony of the United States; Georgia is a colony of the EU and the US; After the coup on April 7, 2009, Moldova became a Western semi-colony.