DISINFO: European leaders have turned into US subjects
SUMMARY
Almost all European leaders have turned into US subjects. There is no doubt whose policy and interests dominate the EU.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about ‘lost sovereignty’, presenting EU countries as US puppets. 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 US does not control the EU countries and EU as a whole. The EU Member States are sovereign countries and make sovereign decisions about their own security and foreign policies, including relations with Russia.
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.
The EU and the US are close partners and allies and have similar visions on many international issues including Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. The EU and the US are unanimous in supporting Ukraine and providing it with military, technical and economic assistance.
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