DISINFO: The United States is using Ukraine as a weapon against Russia
SUMMARY
The visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Ukraine is going to escalate the situation and is a sign that Washington wants war in Donbas. The United States want to use Ukraine as a tool against Russia.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the war in Ukraine, and Western plans to encircle Russia. By accusing the US and NATO, these narratives aim to deflect from Russia any blame for this situation and the events that led to it.
Neither the US nor NATO pushes Ukraine to the escalation in Donbas. This disinformation is used to distract attention from a renewed build-up of Russian armed forces along the Ukrainian borders in April 2021 which has left additional significant Russian heavy armament and equipment near the Ukrainian borders.
Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed on 26 March 2021, which is the largest daily death toll for government troops since the fragile truce that took effect July 2020. Nonetheless, Moscow and its proxies in Donbas keep on accusing Kyiv of continually breaking the truce and preparing for a full-scale attack, and the West of being behind the escalation and of inflaming tensions
Since the end of March / early April 2021, Russia started to send troops to the Ukrainian border and increased bellicose language in key Russian state media. The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has expressed 'severe concern' over Russian military activity near Ukraine's border.
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