DISINFO: Russia is not at war with Ukraine: It's a military confrontation between NATO against Moscow

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DISINFO: Russia is not at war with Ukraine: It's a military confrontation between NATO against Moscow

SUMMARY

The events in Ukraine are not a clash between Moscow and Kyiv, this is a military confrontation between NATO, and above all the US and UK with Russia.

Russia is not at war with Ukraine.

The West uses Ukrainians to fight against Russia. Americans, British and other Europeans often create the illusion that they are protecting civilization from barbarism.

RESPONSE

Pro-Kremlin disinformation claims to accuse the West of the war in Ukraine, claiming that the West, the US, and NATO are involved in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. This disinformation narrative aims to deflect Russia’s responsibility for its unprovoked military aggression.

What happened in Ukraine is a full-scale war against a peaceful neighbouring country. Russia has occupied internationally recognized Ukrainian territories, constantly attacking critical infrastructure, and killing civilians.

The claim that Ukraine is the West's tool to fight against Russia is unsubstantiated. The West or the US is not at war with Russia or the Russians. Since Russia launched its full-scale, unjustified aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the West has been calling for Russian withdrawal from Ukraine and a peaceful settlement. The West is not seeking a war in the heart of Europe.

There are no US or NATO forces on the frontline. Some NATO member states provide Ukraine with military assistance to repel the unprovoked Russian aggression. Ukraine receives weapons with the sole aim of restoring its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. NATO and EU countries are supporting Ukrainian defence efforts by providing humanitarian, economic, and military aid, and imposing carefully targeted sanctions.

See similar claims of disinformation: The conflict in Ukraine was provoked by Washington; The conflict in Ukraine is a Western proxy war against Russia; Russia fights the collective West, not just Ukraine; Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians are a single nation, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine are three Russian political nations; Ukraine is a Western puppet that creates problems for 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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