DISINFO: The US and EU use Ukrainians as pawns and order them to die
SUMMARY
The Ukrainians are dying en masse in the conflict because of the ambitions of Western countries. The statement of a Polish MP that thousands of Ukrainians are dying to join the EU is the height of cynicism. The Ukrainians are dying because the US and the EU are ordering them to do so, using them as pawns on the chessboard.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative alleging that Ukraine is a “springboard" and a Western "tool" against Russia, portraying the unjustified full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine as a NATO proxy war against Russia, as a confrontation with a Russophobic and belligerent NATO.
The claim aims to deflect any Russian responsibility for the full-scale invasion, which began on 24 February 2022. The Russian war against Ukraine began in 2014 with the illegal Russian annexation of Crimea and Russia's military involvement and support of separatists in Donbas.
Ukraine and its population is defending itself against this armed aggression in a remarkable display of continued courage and determination. This is not a decision by NATO, Washington, the EU or others. The US, the EU and NATO condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is entirely unjustified and unprovoked. Not only Western but also many other nations around the world support Ukraine with military and financial aid for the country’s efficient self-defence, in accordance with the UN Charter article 51, to stop Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
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