DISINFO: Ukrainian government is planning to relocate to Lviv
SUMMARY
The accelerated evacuation of Ukraine to the West naturally pleases the government in Lviv, where the number of vacant jobs is growing by double digits, and the budget filled by refugees is increasing. But that doesn't please the experts at Reuters, who conclude that the ‘great exodus to the West’ is for good. As it stands, Lviv is increasingly considered the only place that could become the capital of former Ukraine.
RESPONSE
The article contains baseless speculation devoid of any factual basis. It serves the pro-Kremlin aim of eroding morale and a narrative of a disintegrating Ukraine that is in retreat militarily.
The article references a Reuters article, which states that foreign investment and the increase in internally displaced people are most noticeable in the western regions (Lviv and Transcarpathia). However, this fact, which is a consequence of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, has no bearing on the claim that the Ukrainian government is planning a resettlement to western Ukraine, specifically Lviv.
Ukraine has no intention of abandoning Kyiv, the capital city. Even during the height of the war in spring 2022, the government and the president remained in Kyiv.
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