DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
- Outlet: لافروف: روسيا لا تدرس إمكانية استخدام أسلحة نووية في أوكرانيا | القدس العربي ( archive, original ) , vetogate.com ( archive, original ) , xeber24.org ( archive, original ) , روسيا: لا ندرس إمكانية استخدام أسلحة نووية في أوكرانيا – هلا اخبار ( archive, original ) , arabic.rt.com ( archive, original ) , maghress.com ( archive, original ) , alnaharegypt.com ( archive, original ) , alsaa.net ( archive, original ) , pressbee.net ( archive, original ) , لافروف: روسيا لا تدرس إمكانية استخدام أسلحة نووية في أوكرانيا – قناة الرشيد الفضائية ( archive, original ) , almarkazia.com ( archive, original ) , لافروف : روسيا لا تدرس إمكانية استخدام أسلحة نووية في أوكرانيا ( archive, original ) , elmohafezeen.com ( archive, original ) , Al Minasa Press ( archive, original )
- Date of publication: April 19, 2022
- Article language(s): Arabic
- Countries / regions discussed: Russia, Ukraine
AI translations:
DISINFO: The Russian special operation in Ukraine was not a choice
SUMMARY
The special military operation in Ukraine was not a choice; Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the United States and NATO to come to the negotiating table and discuss security guarantees to stop further NATO expansion eastward, but they refused. So Russia was forced to act against Ukraine.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the war in Ukraine, actively trying to legitimise Russia’s invasion of the country.
The claim that the NATO is responsible for the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is one of the key messages of pro-Kremlin propaganda. It was Putin’s personal decision to invade Ukraine and start the largest military conflict in Europe since WWII.
NATO's expansion was not directed against Russia or hostile to it. Central and Eastern European countries began seeking NATO membership in the early 1990s. NATO actively sought to create a cooperative environment that was conducive to enlargement while simultaneously building special relations with Russia.
Furthermore, NATO does not "expand" in the imperialistic sense as described by pro-Kremlin media. Rather, it considers the applications of candidate countries who exercise their free choice of alliance affiliation and want to join the Alliance.
See similar stories that NATO continued to grow despite promises given to Gorbachev; that NATO broke its promise not to advance Eastward; Russia had been deceived by NATO promises; that NATO’s anti-Russian orientation is enshrined in its doctrine.