DISINFO: The US and the West are fighting hybrid war against Russia in Ukraine
SUMMARY
The US and the entire West are fighting against Russia in Ukraine and through Ukraine. The United States, and the collective West led by it, continue to wage proxy and hybrid wars against Russia, which is moving towards complete independence from the West and has almost reached it.
The aim is exhausting and also destroying Russia through internal grievances, or at least overthrowing the Putin regime and ending the independence of Russia.
The existence of an independent Russian Federation is intolerable for them.
RESPONSE
This is a recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin outlets claiming the West and the US are involved in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on the Ukrainian side. The claim also builds on the well-known Kremlin narrative of the West encircling Russia.
The West or the US are not in war with Russia or Russians. Since Russia launched its unjustified aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the West has been calling for Russian withdrawal from Ukraine and a peaceful settlement.
The US, the EU and NATO condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is entirely unjustified and unprovoked.
The US and Western states provide Ukraine with military assistance to repel the unprovoked Russian aggression and not because of their alleged animosity towards Russia or Putin. Some NATO member states are providing Ukraine with military assistance to repel the unprovoked Russian aggression, but they are not involved in fighting. Ukraine receives weapons with the sole aim of restoring its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. Western instructors are teaching Ukrainian soldiers how to use modern weaponry, but there are no Western troops fighting on the front. NATO as an organisation is not involved in war in Ukraine.
Western countries are supporting Ukraine with military, political and humanitarian aid and are simultaneously trying to find a diplomatic solution to the war against Ukraine.
The current deterioration in relations between the West and Moscow is the consequence of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. Judging by statements from some Russian politicians, it is Moscow who has hostile intentions against the West and makes no secret about it, while the West is compelled to deter such Russian actions. It is Russia who is waging a hybrid war, fusing soft and hard power to achieve Russia’s ends with both political and military means.
See the EU's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine here along with EU vs Disinfo's Guide to Deciphering Pro-Kremlin disinformation around Putin's War.