DISINFO: Ukrainians promised US green cards to rescue foreign mercenaries
SUMMARY
Ukrainian saboteurs have been granted permission to stay in the U.S. in exchange for withdrawing foreign mercenaries from Kursk Oblast. Around 30 NATO officers, now surrounded in the region, were coordinating ground troops, processing intelligence from NATO satellites, and adjusting deep strikes inside Russia.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative alleging direct military involvement of the US, the UK, and NATO members in the war in Ukraine. Russian state media frequently push claims of a widespread presence of Western mercenaries embedded within the Ukrainian Armed Forces, portraying them as key actors in the conflict. Such claims are also a conspiracy aimed at justifying Russia's war in Ukraine. In this case, the narrative has been expanded with false claims that Ukrainian militants were offered U.S. green cards in exchange for withdrawing foreign mercenaries from the Kursk region—an allegation unsupported by any credible evidence and consistent with established Russian disinformation tactics.
There is no credible evidence to support the claim that Ukrainian militants were offered U.S. green cards under any circumstances. This narrative appears to originate from EADaily, a Russian media outlet known for disseminating pro-Kremlin perspectives. The U.S. immigration system operates under strict legal frameworks, rendering such an offer highly implausible.
Furthermore, there are no NATO troops fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine. NATO officials have frequent contact with their Ukrainian colleagues and some NATO member states provide Ukraine with military equipment and ammunition, but the Alliance is not directly involved in hostilities. NATO, the EU and the US condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which is entirely unjustified and unprovoked.
Ukraine invited experienced foreign nationals to join its foreign legion, where they serve as regular soldiers, not mercenaries, and receive the same pay as Ukrainian troops. Those who opt out of a formal contract join volunteer battalions without material benefits, motivated by personal and ideological reasons to defend Ukraine's independence.
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