DISINFO: Kyiv is preparing a false flag attack to prevent resumption of Russian fertiliser exports
SUMMARY
Ukraine is preparing a false flag attack organised by the British special forces to prevent Moscow from exporting ammonia again through the Togliatti-Odessa pipeline, a military diplomatic source explained. Kyiv wants to frustrate the UN initiative calling for the resumption of the export Russian fertilisers.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory not backed by any evidence. The goal of this disinformation story is to portray Ukraine and the UK as evil actors responsible for obstructing the reintroduction of Russian fertilisers in global markets. As both US and EU sanctions exclude fertilisers and food exports, pro-Kremlin disinformation is resorting to unsubstantiated allegations to mask what is largely the result of Russia’s lack of willingness to compromise at the UN-backed talks on this issue, and ultimately the consequence of Russia’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine.
Baseless claims of false flag operations are a frequent pro-Kremlin disinformation technique. See other examples of similar disinformation narratives in our database, such as claims that Kyiv will detonate a ‘dirty bomb’ to blame Russia, that Ukraine is preparing a false flag chemical attack to damage the image of Russia, that visual evidence shows that Russian “executions” in Izyum are fake, or that atrocities in Bucha are a Ukrainian provocation.