DISINFO: Johnson is a Russophobic provocateur who forced Ukraine not to sign a peace deal with Moscow
SUMMARY
Boris Johnson is a Russophobic provocateur. It was Johnson who incited the Kyiv regime to reject previously requested negotiations with Russia to stop the war. Military operations in Ukraine could have ended in the spring of 2022, but continued after Johnson's call not to sign any agreement with Moscow.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives portraying Ukraine as a Western puppet state, claiming that Ukraine and its allies are not interested in peace and accusing the West of anti-Russian policies and aggressive Russophobia. Such disinformation narratives aim to portray Russia as a victim and deflect any responsibility for Moscow’s actions.
It was Russia that began a full-scale invasion against Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
The claim is part of an ongoing pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign in Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The claim seeks to paint the Ukrainian government and Johnson as warmongering and Russia as peace-lover / peace proposer.
This narrative distorts an interview with Davit Arakhamia, the chairman of the parliamentary faction of the ruling party of Ukraine. In the interview, Arakhamia himself denied that the Ukrainian delegation was ready to sign the document and that Boris Johnson allegedly stopped them.
Based on Arakhamia’s statements, Western partners were kept informed about the negotiations and had access to the draft versions of the agreement. However, they did not make decisions for Ukraine but could only offer advice. Arakhamia clarified in his interview that Ukraine had already decided not to sign the document even before receiving advice from Boris Johnson. Read the full debunk of the story at Myth Detector.
Putin and the Kremlin have a track record of pretending negotiations which are, in fact, just blunt demands for Ukrainian unconditional surrender. We have analysed this disinfo tactic in several articles, especially: "Prepare for winter" (30 Nov. 2023), "Russian so-called ‘peace proposals’ are empty PR stunts" (18 Jan. 2023) , "What He Said and What it Really Means – Vol. 2: “Negotiations” (1. March 2022) and "The Kremlin security demands" (21 Dec. 2021).
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