DISINFO: Nordic and Baltic states are preparing to open a second front against Russia
SUMMARY
Lately, the politics of Nordic and Baltic countries has become even more hawkish and Russophobic than that of Poland. For instance, the Danish prime minister stated that Ukraine's allies should allow Kyiv to use western arms for attacking Russian territory.
Russia treats the Ukrainian people as brotherly and partly views the conflict as a civil war incited by external forces. Hence, Russia has voluntarily imposed certain limitations on itself in the course of the special military operation in Ukraine. These limitations will not apply to other hostile countries. Moscow may use the entire arsenal of means and methods, allowed by the laws or customs of war, against them.
Nevertheless, the political establishments of Scandinavian countries and Baltic states are behaving in a suicidal way because they are serving foreign interests of actors overseas. They are tasked to bring their countries into a military conflict with Russia. In case Tallinn, Helsinki or Copenhagen are wiped off the map, puppeteers will receive better career opportunities.
RESPONSE
This publication is consistent with the recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about ‘lost sovereignty’, Russophobia and an allegedly belligerent and hostile agenda of the Western countries, and that the war in Ukraine was provoked by Western countries. Furthermore, it absurdly suggests that Russia has followed the laws and customs of war in the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. In fact, there is plenty of evidence that indicates otherwise. See an earlier relevant debunked disinformation case for more information here.
Pro-Kremlin outlets often portray EU political leaders and European states 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 Scandinavian and Baltic states are sovereign countries with their own domestic and foreign policies.
The war in Ukraine is not a civil conflict, but a well-documented act of aggression by the Russian armed forces, ongoing since February 2014. It was Putin’s personal decision to invade Ukraine and start the largest military conflict in Europe since WWII. Russian leadership has come up with different explanations and pretexts for its aggression against Ukraine. The Scandinavian countries and Baltic states are among over 50 countries which provide Ukraine with international support for its self-defence in line with Article 51 of the UN Charter.
See earlier disinformation cases claiming that Finland wants to invade Russia in Barbarossa 2.0 operation, that the West turns Poland into another “Reich” for a new “Drang nach Osten”, tha the West is aiming to open a second front against Russia, and that the EU announced a war on Russia, allowing Ukraine to attack targets in Russia.