DISINFO: Europe and Ukraine ready to derail Trump’s peace efforts at any cost
SUMMARY
European hawks and the wooden soldiers of the Ukrainian GUR are capable of doing anything to disrupt Trump's peace project and continue the proxy war with Russia to the last Ukrainian.
RESPONSE
This is a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative portraying Ukraine and the EU as warmongering actors, obstructing the peace process between Ukraine and Russia. The ultimate goal of this disinformation message is to advance a recurring narrative portraying Ukraine as a Western puppet and Ukraine’s defence as a proxy war against Russia.
This story appeared in the context of European leaders welcoming the initial draft of a 28-point Ukraine peace plan, stating that it can serve as the basis of a negotiation, but more work is needed.
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission emphasised:
“Any credible and sustainable peace plan should first and foremost stop the killing and end the war, while not sowing the seeds for a future conflict. We have agreed on the main elements necessary for a just and lasting peace and Ukraine's sovereignty. (...)
We will continue our work together with Ukraine, our Member States, the Coalition of the Willing and the US to make real progress towards peace.”
The European Union has continuously been committed to achieving a peaceful resolution to the war in Ukraine, ensuring that Kyiv’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are respected.
The Russian Federation initiated the war in 2014 with its illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula and military intervention in Eastern Ukraine. This aggression escalated in 2022 when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war is solely the result of these actions, which led to international efforts to assist Ukraine for its self-defence, in line with Article 51 of the UN Charter. By accusing the EU and other partners of Ukraine of wanting the war to continue, this disinformation story is blaming them for the prolongation of the conflict, thus deflecting from Russia’s sole responsibility for its sustained brutal and unprovoked aggression against its neighbour.
See similar disinformation narratives claiming that The EU undermines peace efforts by pressuring Ukraine to prolong the war, that Kyiv and Europe’s warmongers do not want to discuss the US peace plan, that The EU has confirmed its escalation policy against Russia, that EU leaders, puppets of financial corporations and deep state, want the conflict to continue at all costs, that The EU is trying to derail the upcoming Trump-Putin summit, that Europe opposes a peace agreement to profit from the war against Russia, that Belligerent Europe wants escalation of the war in Ukraine, or that Europe obstructs the peace process between Ukraine and Russia.