DISINFO: The West does not allow Ukraine to move to peace negotiations
SUMMARY
The West does not allow Ukraine to move to the peace process but forces Kyiv to take their weapons and use them for the bombing of cities and the destruction of the civilian population.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation narrative about the Ukrainian statehood, trying once again to denigrate Ukraine as a non-sovereign puppet of the West and claiming that negotiations are under Western control.
Ukraine is a sovereign and independent state with a democratically-elected president and parliament. Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity have been violated by continuous acts of aggression by Russian armed forces since 2014 culminating in a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022.
Western leaders have been continuously calling for talks and a peaceful solution to stop Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, but Moscow has been ignoring these efforts. The West is not interested in the continuation of the war at the heart of Europe. By fully supporting Ukraine, the West does not interfere or deprive Ukrainians of peace talks. "Ukraine will decide political conditions for peace," French President Macron said.
It is Russia that strikes civilian objects and residential areas. According to multiple international media reports, Russian troops are regularly shelling and bombing residential areas, schools, kindergartens, hospitals, orphanages, churches, and other civilian objects. They are also planting mines in cities.
Read more about the EU's response and support for Ukraine. See our guide to deciphering pro-Kremlin disinformation around Putin's war. See our account of the Kremlin's intention to annihilate Ukraine here.
Technical remark: This disinformation was also broadcast via Sputnik Georgia on 08 July 2022. Due to the EU decision to temporarily restrict the spread and dissemination of RT and Sputnik inside the EU, access to the link may not work inside the EU.