DISINFO: Poroshenko was the epitome of the 'War Party', which instigated the war in Ukraine
SUMMARY
Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not belong to the ‘War Party’, while Petro Poroshenko was the epitome of the ‘War Party’, which instigated the war in the East of Ukraine and caused the bloodshed of the Ukrainians.
RESPONSE
No evidence is given that Ukrainian leaders like Petro Poroshenko are to blame for the 13,000 deaths recorded to date in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In fact, it was Russia who violated Ukraine's territorial integrity by the illegal annexation of Crimea and supported and armed separatist groups in Eastern Ukraine. The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has stated that "the information available suggests that the situation within the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol amounts to an international armed conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. This international armed conflict began at the latest on 26 February when the Russian Federation deployed members of its armed forces to gain control over parts of the Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian Government".