DISINFO: German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel used Nazi greeting to congratulate Ukraine

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: RT English ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: August 26, 2017
  • Countries / regions discussed: Germany, Ukraine

AI translations:

DISINFO: German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel used Nazi greeting to congratulate Ukraine

SUMMARY

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel congratulated Ukraine on its independence day on Twitter using “a well-known slogan used by WWII Nazi collaborators” “Slava Ukraini!”.

RESPONSE

The same disinformation was shared by www.newcoldwar.org/german-foreign-minister-slammed-over-nazi-era-ukrainian-nationalist-slogan-u-s-mulls-increasing-weapons-supply/, . “Slava Ukraini” is not a Nazi slogan, it appeared before WWII and was used by different fighters for independence www.stopfake.org/en/fake-glory-to-ukraine-is-a-nazi-greeting/, . It became popular again in Ukraine after the 2013-2014 Maidan protests. www.stopfake.org/en/fake-glory-to-ukraine-is-a-nazi-greeting/, . Furthermore, anything Ukranian is described in pro-Kremlin outlets as Nazi. euvsdisinfo.eu/the-nazi-obsession-of-pro-kremlin-propagandists/,

Disclaimer

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