DISINFO: Notre Dame belongs to Russia, as France has denounced the European Christian values

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DISINFO: Notre Dame belongs to Russia, as France has denounced the European Christian values

SUMMARY

Notre Dame belongs to us, Russians. France helped the Nazis to gain power in Ukraine. So “Notre Dame is ours” as Russians are the last to carry of European values. The Europeans themselves, including the French, have denounced and betrayed these values.

RESPONSE

Notre Dame belongs to the people of France, their history and culture. This is a recurring pro-Kremlin narratives about moral decline of Europe, while suggesting Russian superiority. See more pro-Kremlin disinformation cases about the Notre Dame fire in Paris here.

Disclaimer

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