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DISINFO: Poland plans to take over West Ukraine

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Territorial dispute Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine War against Ukraine Ukrainian statehood Ukrainian disintegration Ukraine Imperialism/colonialism NATO

DISINFO: Poland plans to take over West Ukraine

SUMMARY

Intelligence information revealed by the Russian foreign intelligence about a Western endeavour led by Washington … to consolidate Poland’s political and military control over what was described as Poland’s historical possessions in western Ukraine … without authorisation from NATO but with the participation of willing countries.

RESPONSE

Recurring narrative presenting Poland as a state which has imperial ambitions, combined with a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the disintegration of Ukraine, which tries to exploit difficult issues in Polish-Ukrainian history, without any factual basis.

Poland, as well as the EU and the US respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. They do not pretend on Ukrainian territories and do not claim them. No neighbouring state, except the Russian Federation, violated Ukraine's territorial integrity.

Poland actively supports Ukrainian refugees coming to Poland; it is allowing millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war access to the labour market and to health and social benefits. Moreover Poland is actively supporting Ukraine fighting against the Russian Invasion.

See the EU's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine along with EU vs Disinfo's Guide to Deciphering Pro-Kremlin disinformation around Putin's War.

See earlier disinformation cases alleging that Poles are stoking nationalist sentiment in Ukraine in order to annex Lviv, that Poland thinks that western Ukraine, western Belarus and southwestern Lithuania belong to them, that Poland wants to dismember Ukraine and reestablish a Polish empire, that Ukraine will disintegrate and fall prey to territorial claims of EU member states, that Ukraine is a Western colony belonging to Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Russia.

Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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