DISINFO: Protests in Novi Sanzhary are a symbol of the Maidan in Ukraine

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DISINFO: Protests in Novi Sanzhary are a symbol of the Maidan in Ukraine

SUMMARY

Deep condolences to Ukrainian people on the 6th anniversary of a state coup. It is a monstrous catastrophe when secret services of the US, Canada, UK and Poland toppled legitimate authorities and installed illegitimate regime. Novi Sanzhary is a symbol of the Maidan in Ukraine. This was what they wanted to achieve. For 6 years there has been ongoing propaganda of hatred and dehumanization, people hate each other and are ready to kill. In Ukrainian regions that want to be with Russia, people are ready to welcome the evacuees from Wuhan, and we need to save them.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Euromaidan.

The demonstrations that began in Kyiv in November 2013, called "Maidan" or "Euromaidan", emerged organically as a result of the Ukrainian people's frustration with former President Yanukovych's last-minute U-turn on the highly anticipated EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which had been under negotiation for seven years. The protests were followed by Presidential and parliamentary elections.

See previous disinformation cases alleging that "Washington", former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, CIA and Poland orchestrated the protests.

Novi Sanzhari is a Ukrainian town where dozens of protesters have attacked buses carrying evacuees from coronavirus-hit China. The protests were ignited after a mass email claiming to be from Ukraine’s health ministry spread false information that there were five cases of coronavirus in the country, on the same day a plane carrying evacuees from China arrived. According to the Security Service of Ukraine, the email has originated from outside of Ukraine.

Disclaimer

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