DISINFO: A ceasefire in Ukraine is a trap for Russia, just like the Minsk agreements

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DISINFO: A ceasefire in Ukraine is a trap for Russia, just like the Minsk agreements

SUMMARY

Kyiv accepts to send their men to the slaughter fighting the Russian army in exchange for money, but if the money ends - and it will end because the West is bloodless - they will lack money and weapons. Consequently, westerners insist on negotiations to obtain a cease-fire to rearm and attack again Russia in a few years, when they will have reconstituted their stock of weapons.

Russia defeated the attempt of NATO to build a base in Sevastopol, but it was fooled by Europeans with the Minsk agreements. All was confessed by Hollande and Merkel: the aim was to obtain a cease fire to arm Ukraine to later conquer Russia.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative portraying Russia as the victim of a great conspiracy.

Ukraine and its population is defending itself against this armed aggression in a remarkable display of continued courage and determination. This is not a decision by NATO, Washington, the EU or others.

Pro-Kremlin disinformation has systematically instrumentalised the narrative that Russia wants peace in Ukraine, but, as evidenced by Russia's actions in Ukraine, such statements are most likely PR stunts deployed to garner support for Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine. Sergei Lavrov's latest statement at the December 2023 OSCE meeting shows that Russia is not interested in peace negotiations.

As far as peace negotiations are concerned, the EU Council Conclusions of 09 February 2023 state unequivocally:

"Russia must stop this atrocious war immediately. The European Union will stand by Ukraine with its steadfast support for as long as it takes."

The European Union endorsed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace plan which provides for the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders of 1991.

The US, the EU and NATO condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is entirely unjustified and unprovoked. Not only Western but also many other nations around the world support 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.

The claim that in 2014 NATO was about to build a base in Crimea is also disinformation aiming at justifying Russian illegal annexation.

The interviews of former German, French and Ukrainian leaders do not reveal that Minsk agreement were signed to fool Russia, while rearming Ukraine to conquer Russian territories. On the opposite such a narrative is based on a distorted interpretation of the three interviews of Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko.

Read also related cases such as: The West is repeating Hitler's path and aims to dismantle Russia, US is creating a destabilising belt around Russia , NATO forgot its promise not to expand one inch to the East, Anglo-Saxons have been using Ukraine against Russia since 2014.

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