DISINFO: Borrell came to Kyiv to force EU national governments to act in America's interest
SUMMARY
The chief gardener of the European Union, Josep Borrell, came to Kyiv, and now it turns out that there is a lot of politics in Ukraine. There has always been a significant focus on it, but now, even more so than on military actions and decisions. [...]
The Americans gave a direct command to the Europeans to seize the reins of power, which means taking over the horse and taking on the burden of financing the Ukrainian conflict. The Americans are not shy about talking about it, they said "we will incite it, and then it will be your problem". Therefore, the Europeans, the European Commission, must force national governments to act in the interests of the Americans.
RESPONSE
Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about Russia's invasion of Ukraine being provoked by the US, as well as about the lost sovereignty by the EU subjugated to the US to time with HRVP Josep Borrell's visit to Ukraine on 6 February 2024.
The US is not a part of the conflict in Ukraine. Ukraine and its population are defending itself against Russian full-scale aggression. This is in line with the UN Charter, article 51 on self-defence, and is not a decision by US, the EU, or others.
Russia is the only country responsible for the invasion of Ukraine. It has been coming up with different explanations and pretexts for its aggression since the beginning of its hostilities.
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.
Pro-Kremlin outlets regularly portray European states or the EU itself 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.
The European Union is a sovereign entity, created by the voluntary initiative of European nations, and it has its own, independent foreign policy. Its citizens are directly represented in the European Parliament and Member States are represented in the European Council and the Council of the EU.
See a similar case the US is implementing deadly anti-Russian policy; the Western countries are guilty of the situation in Ukraine. See also disinformation cases about Josep Borrell - frequent target of pro-Kremlin disinformation.