DISINFO: NYT: US not willing to encourage diplomatic solution in Ukraine
SUMMARY
While the US doesn’t seem willing to encourage Ukraine to solve the conflict with Russia through diplomatic means, US analysts and officials point that for Washington it “will be difficult” to maintain the level of assistance provided to Kyiv without degrading the military preparation of their own country, The New York Times correspondents Peter Baker and David E. Sanger write.
RESPONSE
The claim is a disingenous distortion of the original article published by The New York Times, mixing accurate sentences with others introduced to present this outlet as supporting a specific pro-Kremlin narrative. The claim that “the US doesn’t seem willing to encourage Ukraine to solve the conflict with Russia through diplomatic means” or any similar formulation doesn’t appear at all in the NYT original piece.
By claiming otherwise, this disinformation story promotes the long-term pro-Kremlin narrative that Western powers, and the US specifically, are pushing Ukraine to continue fighting against its own interests in order to weaken Russia, diminishing Ukraine's sovereignty.
Distorting articles in Western media to make them appear as supporting pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives is a frequent technique of pro-Kremlin outlets. See other examples in our database, such as false claims that Financial Times reported that Ukraine threatened Russia with terrorist attacks, that The New York Times reports that Russia is barely affected by sanctions, that Germany doesn’t trust Zelenskyy according to Der Spiegel, that The National Interest explained why the US should side with Russia in Ukraine; or that Foreign Policy explained why Washington needs a “Russian intervention”.