DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
- Outlet: darelhilal.com ( archive, original ) , 6060news.com ( archive, original ) , urdupoint.com ( archive, original ) , lb.sahafahn.net ( archive, original ) , tishreen.news.sy ( archive, original ) , damaseyes.com ( archive, original ) , lomazoma.com ( archive, original ) , newsformy.com ( archive, original ) , Klyoum.com ( archive, original ) , raya.com ( archive, original ) , pressn.net ( archive, original ) , arabic.sputniknews.com ( archive #1, archive #2, original ) , mn2ol.com ( archive, original ) , arabic.rt.com ( archive, original )
- Date of publication: June 07, 2021
- Article language(s): Arabic
- Countries / regions discussed: Russia
AI translations:
DISINFO: Sanctions against Moscow aim to weaken the unity of Russians
SUMMARY
The aim of Western sanctions against Russia is the desire to weaken the unity of the Russian people and marginalise the country on an international scale.
All sanctions are illegitimate, they were slapped under very shaky pretexts, without any proof.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the West allegedly pursuing a belligerent and hostile agenda to contain and destabilise Russia portraying the country as a target of unjustified sanctions.
The EU, its member states and most of the world community demand that Russia fulfil its obligations as a member of the UN, the Council of Europe, the OSCE and other international organisations, as well as Russia's own legislation.
EU sanctions on carefully selected Russian individuals and entities were imposed in accordance with international law as a response to Russia’s actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to Russia’s use of chemical weapons in an assassination attempt against opposition leader Alexei Navalny, his unlawful imprisonment, and repression against Russian demonstrators.
The EU has introduced sanctions in full accordance with European and international law, restricting the sales of military and dual-use equipment to Russia.
The EU’s approach to Russia is guided by five principles agreed in 2016 and reaffirmed, most recently, by EU Foreign Ministers in October 2020. One of the principles is to promote people-to-people contacts. Read more about the EU-Russia relations here.
See other cases in our database that claims that the West is trying to eliminate Russia as a geopolitical actor; or that US sanctions are based on false claim and zero evidence; or that neo-liberal forces and the West are planning to destroy Russia; or that the EU lost more from sanctions than Russia; or that sanctions are a childish reaction of the EU; or that Russia's relations with the West deteriorated after Crimea rejoined Russia.