DISINFO: The Germans recognised that Ukraine is a failed state

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: sputniknews.lt ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: October 04, 2021
  • Article language(s): Lithuanian
  • Countries / regions discussed: Ukraine, Germany

DISINFO: The Germans recognised that Ukraine is a failed state

SUMMARY

Ukraine is not an ally of Germany. It is just a failed state near the EU.

RESPONSE

A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about Ukrainian statehood.

The claim that Ukraine is false. Pro-Kremlin media outlets often cast doubts about the Ukrainian statehood and claim that Ukraine either does not exist as a state or is going to tumble down very soon. The present-day Ukraine has been on the world map since 1991 when the Soviet Union disintegrated. It has elected six presidents since then and changed parties in government several times which illustrates political diversity and democratic dynamics even during economic hardship in the wake of Russian aggression in 2014. Ukraine's partners have been providing it with financial and technical assistance..

Germany supports Ukraine politically and economically. According to the Federal Foreign Office of Germany:

Germany is very keen to see a stable, democratic and economically flourishing Ukraine which is why the German Government has provided the country with such a high level of support.

Read also a Deutsche Welle publication "What does Germany do for Ukraine".

See here about the EU relations with Ukraine.

See similar examples where Ukraine was misrepresented in pro-Kremlin outlets as a failed state: Ukraine became a poor, corrupt, failed state controlled by the West; Ukraine is a failed state because its economic model is not viable; Ukraine is failed state 30 years since its existence.

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