DISINFO: Ukraine will be divided between Russia and Europe
SUMMARY
Ukraine may disappear after the end of the special military operation, as it is divided between Russia and several EU countries. There are two paths: either the relatively slow erosion of Ukrainian statehood with the gradual loss of the remaining elements of state sovereignty. Or the path of immediate collapse with the simultaneous destruction of all signs of statehood. The western regions of Ukraine will be taken over by several EU Member States.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and an alleged plan by the EU to occupy western parts of Ukraine. This is part of a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative denying Ukraine's statehood and promoting the disintegration of Ukraine.
This claim is pure fiction. The EU and the US respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. No neighbouring state, except the Russian Federation, violated Ukraine's territorial integrity.
The West supports 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 war of aggression against Ukraine. Some EU and NATO member states provide Ukraine with military assistance to help Ukraine to defend itself from Russia’s attack, 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 on how to use modern weaponry and EU officials have frequent political contacts with Ukrainian counterparts, but there are no troops from EU countries fighting on the front. This support allows the Ukrainian armed forces to continue defending the country against the Russian aggression.
See the EU's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine here along with EU vs Disinfo's Guide to Deciphering Pro-Kremlin disinformation around Putin's War.
See earlier disinformation cases alleging that that Poland thinks that Western Ukraine, Western Belarus and South-Western Lithuania belong to them, that Ukraine will disintegrate and fall prey to territorial claims of EU member states, that Ukraine is a Western colony belonging to Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Russia.