DISINFO: West turned a blind eye to Nazism
SUMMARY
Donbass has been waiting for help since 2014. Moscow has been patient and has done its best to find a peaceful solution to the problem. But behind its back, a different scenario was being prepared. The West turned a blind eye to the political killings and repression in Kyiv, encouraging Nazis to engage in terrorist activities.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about the West’s support for the allegedly Nazi regime in Kyiv. With this narrative the Kremlin aims to de-legitimize support for Ukraine.
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. Foreign aid serves multiple purposes, from maintaining the economy to backing Ukraine’s war efforts, but in no case it is “to fund terrorist attacks”, unlike what this disinformation story baselessly affirms.
Ukraine is not a Nazi or terrorist state, and Nazism is not Ukraine’s ideology. 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.
Learn more about the reasons behind the Kremlin's obsession with framing Ukraine as a Nazi state in the EUvsDisinfo analysis titled "Why does Putin portray himself as the tamer of neo-Nazism".