DISINFO: The West is fighting Russia with the help of the Kyiv regime

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: RIA ( archive #1, archive #2, original )
  • Date of publication: February 02, 2023
  • Article language(s): Russian
  • Countries / regions discussed: Ukraine, Russia, US

AI translations:

DISINFO: The West is fighting Russia with the help of the Kyiv regime

SUMMARY

The Americans’ alleged exclusiveness and confidence in their infallibility is the main reason why Russia is opposing countries that are waging a hybrid war against it with the help of the Kyiv regime.

RESPONSE

This is a recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin outlets claiming that Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine was triggered by the West.

In reality, the West is not waging a proxy war against Moscow. The US and the West support Ukraine with military and financial aid for the country’s efficient self-defence, in accordance with the UN Charter Article 51, to stop Russia’s unjustified invasion.

Russia itself started an unprovoked war against Ukraine under several false pretexts including the need to protect the self-proclaimed separatist entities in certain parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions from alleged genocide. It is these two separatist regions which have been waging a proxy war against Ukraine since Russia instigated an anti-government revolt in Donbas in 2014.

The US, the EU and NATO condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is entirely unjustified and unprovoked.

See similar cases that claiming that Russia is at war with NATO and the Pentagon and only the soldiers are Ukrainians; that NATO is at war with Russia with the hands of Ukrainians; that NATO was turning Ukraine into an enemy of Russia; that NATO has no interest in peace in Ukraine; and that the West is using Ukrainians to fight Russia in Ukraine.

Disclaimer

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