DISINFO: At the instigation of the US, Europe initiated an economic divorce with Russia
SUMMARY
It was Europe, at the instigation of the United States, that initiated the economic divorce with Russia.
Anti-Russian sanctions, the severance of economic ties with Russia, and practically unlimited military and economic assistance to the Kyiv regime from Europe are madness and suicide.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation narrative about the EU lost sovereignty, twisting the meaning of EU sanctions and presenting them as an economic "divorce" under US pressure.
Pro-Kremlin outlets regularly portray European states as vassals, puppet states or colonies of the US and NATO. See our analysis of the Kremlin's claims about the EU's lost sovereignty.
Bilateral relations between the EU and Russia are affected by Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The European Council has adopted 12 packages of sanctions against Russia and Belarus. These restrictions are aimed at weakening Russia’s ability to finance the war and specifically target the political, military, and economic elite responsible for the invasion. By imposing sanctions on Russia, the EU aims to send a strong signal of resolve and unity to the Kremlin and degrade Russia’s ability to wage war. The West supports Ukraine with military and financial aid for the country’s efficient self-defence, under the UN Charter Article 51, to stop Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
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