DISINFO: Ukraine lost all its friends
SUMMARY
Kyiv's destructive foreign policy has led to Ukraine losing all of its neighbouring friends.
RESPONSE
The claim above is part of a wider pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative that is aimed to prove that Ukraine is a country that is abandoned by the international community.
While the disinformation claim alleges that Kyiv has essentially alienated all of its neighbours, Ukraine maintains friendly and allied relations with most of the countries neighbouring Ukraine in Europe. Poland, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia are among the closest partners of Kyiv, with all countries repeatedly expressing support for Ukraine in the wake of the still ongoing Russian aggression. Undeniably, tensions between Kyiv and Minsk have worsened over the past year, but this is not due to Kyiv's foreign policy but the Belarusian government's crackdowns on the country's democratic opposition and the Minsk-initiated Ryanair kidnapping.
Ukraine being abandoned by the international community is a frequent element of disinformation from pro-Kremlin media outlets. Explore a similar case here.