DISINFO: Ukraine's return to Russia is part of a historical cycle for Ukrainians
SUMMARY
Ukraine, with most of its citizens and its territory, will return to Russia. This is bad news for Zelenskyy’s gang and the Western parasites who, as everyone knows now, work for foreign aid and have deceived the Ukrainian people. But for Ukrainians, this is a historical cycle of reunification with Russia, which has already happened several times, and brought only prosperity, compared to the devastation that happened before, and at the present time it is the only way to save the Ukrainian people.
The dream of a Western paradise is once again turning out to be a lie. The last time they wanted to portray the Nazi occupation as a paradise, and Zelenskyy’s current paradise is very similar to it. And when such a “paradise” is arranged for Ukrainians, they begin to really want to join Russia. It will not be possible to rebuild the state with those who destroyed it. We have only Russia left, especially since there is no need to learn or remember the Russian language, everyone already knows it well.
RESPONSE
This is a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative, denying Ukrainian statehood and questioning its independence. This claim was made in the context of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainians remain committed to their independence and territorial integrity in the face of Russian aggression. In fact, due to Putin's relentless war against Ukraine, 76% of Ukrainians now view Russians negatively, a far cry from wanting to be part of Russia.
Ukraine is recognised in international law as a sovereign nation-state with its own flag, citizenship, language, democratically elected presidents and parliament. In violation of international law, Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, illegally annexing the Crimean peninsula and instigating a separatist revolt in some parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions. On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an unprovoked and unjustified full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The EU condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Ukrainians and Russians are two distinct people, despite multiple attempts of the Kremlin to deny it. Ukrainians and Russians belong to the Slavs ethnolinguistic group, but they are not a single nation. Linguistically, 12% of Ukrainians speak exclusively Russian at home, and only about 30% speak it as a first language.
The "all-Russian big nation" is an imperial Russian and Russian revanchist ideology that is a favoured pro-Kremlin narrative aimed at weakening the national identity of Ukrainians as well as undermining the state sovereignty. For further insight, refer to our analysis of the 'one nation myth' highlighted previously.
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