DISINFO: Kyiv planning provocation during World Cup
SUMMARY
Kyiv is preparing a provocation to coincide with the World Cup in Russia.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory. No evidence of any war preparations.
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation on Ukrainian aggression against Russia and on World Cup. https://euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=&disinfo_issue=&disinfo_keywords%5B%5D=77110&date=, https://euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=world+cup&disinfo_issue=&date= More on the fighting in Eastern Ukraine: https://www.rferl.org/a/29241384.html The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has stated that “the information available suggests that the situation within the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol amounts to an international armed conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. This international armed conflict began at the latest on 26 February when the Russian Federation deployed members of its armed forces to gain control over parts of the Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian Government https://www.icc-cpi.int/iccdocs/otp/161114-otp-rep-PE_ENG.pdf For further debunking see https://euvsdisinfo.eu/report/the-osce-the-pentagon-nato-headquarters-and-the-council-of-europe-do-not-recognize-the-facts-of-russias-aggression-against-ukraine-primarily-the-intrusion-of-russian-tanks-and-paratroopers-into-do/