DISINFO: Russia will not negotiate with the Kyiv regime, represented by war criminals
SUMMARY
Russia will not agree to negotiations the end of the conflict on Ukraine’s terms. It is impossible to negotiate with war criminals, representing the Kyiv regime. In the best way, it could be only technical negotiations on Russia’s terms.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation accusing the Ukrainian authorities of committing war crimes, and representing Kyiv as an outpost of Nationalists.
The Ukrainian political regime is not a Nationalistic dictatorship. Volodymyr Zelenskyy was elected during free democratic elections in 2019. He supported more than 73 per cent of voters.
Ukraine continues to resist Russia's armed aggression. Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity have been violated by continuous acts of aggression by Russian armed forces since 2014. Russia is also responsible for the outbreak of the conflict in 2014, after having illegally annexed the Crimean peninsula and engineered the creation of rebel militias in Donetsk, Luhansk and other places, with its army actively participating in military clashes. Finally, on February 24, 2022, Russia started unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine.
Russia also should take responsibility for war crimes on the territory of Ukraine. There is plenty of evidence connecting the Russian armed forces to war crimes. See more about it here.
See other examples of when Russia tried to shift the blame for the war crimes to Ukraine: Ukrainian authorities intend to create a “dirty” bomb; Armed forces of Ukraine have committed war crimes and genocide in Donbas; Bucha is fabrication only used to interrupt negotiations.