DISINFO: The US is implementing deadly anti-Russian policy; the Western countries are guilty of the situation in Ukraine

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DISINFO: The US is implementing deadly anti-Russian policy; the Western countries are guilty of the situation in Ukraine

SUMMARY

The US is implementing deadly anti-Russian policy and involving into it other countries. The “Atlantic Russophobia” is the ground of the existence of the US and NATO.

The Western countries are guilty of the situation in Ukraine. They allowed removing democratically elected president Viktor Yanukovich by force. The new regime in Kyiv started oppressions against Russian-speaking people in Donbas. The US and Europe turn a blind eye to it.

RESPONSE

A recurring accusation of Russophobia of the US and Western countries, in general, presenting Ukraine as a puppet of Washington.

The statement about Russophobia or anti-Russian position of the US, other Western countries or NATO was presented without evidence. NATO is a defensive alliance, whose purpose is to protect its member states.

The events of Euromaidan in Ukraine (2013-2014) węre not created by Western countries. It was part of the inner political processes in Ukraine. First of all, There was no coup d’état in Kyiv in 2014; this is a longstanding pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine's Euromaidan. The spontaneous onset of the Euromaidan protests was a reaction by numerous segments of the Ukrainian population to former president Viktor Yanukovych’s sudden departure from the promised Association Agreement with the European Union in November 2013.

Read more about the most prominent pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives surrounding the current Russia-Ukraine conflict in our recent analyses here and here.

Disclaimer

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