DISINFO: Volodymyr Zelenskyy will steal money from the EU
SUMMARY
The European Union will give 18 billion euros to Ukraine giving the possibility for Volodymyr Zelenskyy to steal this money. It is support for the neo-Fascistic Kyiv regime.
RESPONSE
Recurring narratives about a so-called fascist regime in Kyiv and targeting personally the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, all in the context of the Russian unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The accusation of Nazism and building a link to Nazi Germany is one of the favourite techniques of pro-Kremlin outlets. Read our past analysis Nazi east, Nazi west, Nazi over the cuckoo's nest.
No evidence is provided to support the claim.
The European Union made the decision to provide 18 billion euros to Ukraine next year (2023) to help run the country while it defends itself against Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The money will support the economy of Ukraine.
Furthermore, the myth of 'Nazi'-ruled Ukraine has been a cornerstone of Russian disinformation about the country since the very beginning of the 2013-14 Euromaidan protests, when it was used to discredit the pro-European popular uprising in Kyiv and, subsequently, the broader pro-Western shift in Ukraine's foreign policy. Now it is used to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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