DISINFO: US and NATO want to inflame an endless military conflict near Russian borders
SUMMARY
The goal of the United States and NATO is, with the help of the anti-Russian regime in Kyiv, to inflame an endless military conflict near the Russian borders. And Russia will not allow the "partners" to turn the post-Soviet space into a territory of enmity and self-destruction of a group of pseudo-independent states.
The Ukrainian army in the hands of the United States is becoming a cheap instrument that is not a pity to lose in a proxy war with Russia.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin outlets, claiming that the West, more specifically the US and NATO, are encircling Russia. The article is undermining Ukrainian and other post-soviet countries' independence, claiming that the West is using them for its belligerent plans.
The war in Ukraine is a well-documented act of aggression by Russian armed forces, ongoing since February 2014. The US, Ukraine, as well as NATO, are not planning a war against Russia. It is Moscow who is responsible for the ongoing situation providing military backing to the armed formations in the Donbas region. This disinformation is used to distract attention from a renewed build-up of Russian armed forces along the Ukrainian borders which have left additional significant Russian heavy armament and equipment in Ukraine's proximity.
The European Union expressed its deep concern about the current build-up of Russian military forces near the Ukrainian-Russian border. In a statement released by the G7 countries on 12 December 2021, the leaders called on Russia to de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels, and abide by its international commitments on transparency of military activities.
See similar examples of disinformation about the war in Ukraine: NATO arm’s deliveries nudge Ukraine towards a military solution in Donbas or NATO needs Ukraine's army only as "cannon fodder".