DISINFO: Ukraine is militarised and under external control
SUMMARY
Ukraine is being militarised and it has surrendered to external control. Foreign advisers are controlling Ukrainian authorities, especially in intelligence agencies and in the armed forces. NATO is also expanding its military infrastructure in the country.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine being under "external control".
Ukraine is a sovereign and independent state with a democratically-elected president and parliament. The country is not controlled by NATO or any other foreign organisation or government. Both the EU and the US respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Ukraine is a strategic partner for the EU and NATO. The alliance does not want to militarise Ukraine nor use the country in a war against Russia. It should be reminded that it was Russia that undertook a well-documented act of aggression, ongoing since February 2014.
See similar cases here claiming that Ukraine is a colony, governed by a puppet regime, and here a claim about how Ukraine "sold its self to external control".