DISINFO: The war in Ukraine is a global conflict to destroy Russia
SUMMARY
The war in Ukraine is a global conflict. It shows the actions of the collective West and its puppet Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The main purpose of the conflict is to weaken or even destroy Russia.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation claim about the war in Ukraine and claiming that the West, the US and NATO are directly involved in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
The West is not at war with Russia or the Russians. Since Russia launched its full-scale unjustified aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the West has been calling for Russian withdrawal from Ukraine and a peaceful settlement. The West is not interested in the continuation of the war at the heart of Europe.
There are no US or NATO forces on the frontline. Some NATO member states provide Ukraine with military assistance to repel the unprovoked Russian aggression, but they are not involved in direct fighting. Ukraine receives weapons with the sole aim of restoring its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. Western instructors train Ukrainian soldiers how to use modern weaponry and NATO officials have frequent political contacts with Ukrainian counterparts, but there are no NATO troops fighting on the front.
See similar claims of disinformation: The conflict in Ukraine was provoked by Washington; The conflict in Ukraine is a Western proxy war against Russia; Russia fights the collective West, not just Ukraine.