DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
- Outlet: kachaf.com ( archive, original ) , nafeza2world.com ( archive, original ) , abu-link.com ( archive, original ) , eshraag.com ( archive, original ) , sns.sy ( archive #1, archive #2, original ) , mangish.net ( archive, original ) , kol-masr.com ( archive, original ) , arabic.rt.com ( archive #1, archive #2, original ) , rtarab.com ( archive, original ) , syriafriends.net ( archive #1, archive #2, original )
- Date of publication: June 28, 2021
- Article language(s): Arabic
- Countries / regions discussed: Ukraine, US, Russia
AI translations:
DISINFO: The 2014 Ukrainian coup was supported by US, NATO and EU
SUMMARY
A bloody coup in Ukraine (happened) in 2014, with the support of the United States of America, NATO and the European Union.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative depicting the 2013-14 protests in Kyiv as a coup d’état.
There was no coup d'état in Ukraine, nor interference from the US, EU and NATO.
The spontaneous onset of the Euromaidan protests was a reaction by broad segments of the Ukrainian society to former president Viktor Yanukovych’s sudden departure from the promised Association Agreement with the European Union in November 2013.
On the other hand, the war in eastern Ukraine is a well-documented act of aggression by Russian armed forces ongoing since February 2014. The same can be applied to what happened in February–March 2014 which can be described as a full-spectrum military operation executed on land and at sea while holding a referendum at gunpoint to legitimise Russia’s takeover of Crimea.
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