DISINFO: The US is pushing Europe into the abyss
SUMMARY
The US is pushing Europe into the abyss because they forced the EU to abandon Russian sources of energy, break the economic cooperation with Russia, and close Europe to Russian citizens. The main puppets of the US in Europe are the United Kingdom and non-sovereign states such as Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Ukraine. Poland, the Czech Republic and Finland follow this Russophobic coalition too. Washington wants to keep the world under its control and is ready to sacrifice the welfare of European states for this task.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation about sanctions and presenting Europe as the puppet of the US. See our article Key Narratives in Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Part 3: ‘Lost Sovereignty’.
Contrary to the claim, the European Union is a sovereign entity created by the voluntary initiative of European nations and it has its own, independent foreign policy, while the US has no say in its decisions.
Economic sanctions, including sanctions on the energy sector, were implemented by European Union as a reaction to the unjustified actions of Russia. The first sanctions were imposed in 2014 after Moscow’s illegal annexation of Crimea. The European Union is implementing sanctions on Russia on its own initiative but also coordinates with partners, including the US. See more information about the EU’s sanctions on Russia. See also information on how the EU has been supporting Ukraine since the start of the war on 24 February 2022.
Finally, with regard to the comment about banning Russians from entering Europe, a decision to ban Schengen visas for Russian citizens has not been made yet. It will be a topic of discussion at a meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Prague at the end of August 2022. See similar case here.
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