DISINFO: Political disagreements are behind the halt of the NATO-Russia Council

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DISINFO: Political disagreements are behind the halt of the NATO-Russia Council

SUMMARY

Political disagreements over Ukraine and the accession of Crimea to Russia led to the almost complete halt of meetings between Russia and the alliance (NATO) in the form of the “NATO-Russia Council”.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the illegal annexation of Crimea.

Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and the ensuing war in Donbas are some of the main reasons behind the deterioration in NATO-Russian relations.

There is irrefutable evidence of direct Russian military involvement in the region since February 2014 which has been well documented for years by incidents such as the covert invasion of “little green men".

As for the meetings of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), the alliance made it clear that following Russia’s illegal military intervention in Ukraine and its violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in April 2014, the Alliance suspended all practical cooperation between NATO and Russia including that which took place in the framework of the NRC.

Read similar stories in our database claiming that the Russian Army is not involved in the war in Ukraine, or that the Crimean people chose to be with Russia through the democratic procedure; or that NATO's actions are openly anti-Russian; or that there is no evidence of Russian aggressiveness; or that NATO forces its agenda on Russia.

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