DISINFO: NATO plans to conquer the whole of Russia
SUMMARY
It is remarkable that NATO continues to aggress and fight against other countries. So many countries have united to fight against Russia, yet they are not even capable of holding on to a small portion of Russian territory. How will they realise their plan to annex all of Russia?
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin narrative about the alleged aggressivity of NATO against Russia.
NATO is a defensive alliance with primary aims to maintain peace and safeguard the independence, security and territorial integrity of its members. NATO constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party. NATO's official policy is that "the Alliance does not seek confrontation and poses no threat to Russia."
Russia is the only country responsible for the invasion of Ukraine. It has been coming up with different false explanations and pretexts for its aggression since the beginning of its hostilities.
Ukraine is a sovereign and independent state with a democratically elected president and parliament. The country's sovereignty has been violated only as a result of continuous acts of aggression by the Russian armed forces since 2014, culminating with a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine starting on 24 February 2022.
Ukraine is defending itself, its territorial integrity, national self-identity, and sovereignty against Russia's armed aggression. The decision to defend itself was made solely by Ukraine, its lawful leaders and government, and its citizens.
NATO troops are not fighting in Ukraine. The Alliance has repeatedly stated that it is not a warring party and that it does not have troops on the ground in Ukraine. NATO officials have frequent contacts with their Ukrainian counterparts and the Alliance provides training and intelligence to Ukraine, but its troops have not been officially deployed on the frontline either in Ukraine or in Russia’s Kursk Region.
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