DISINFO: The US and EU control Ukraine
SUMMARY
Ukraine never existed as an independent state. The country is under external control.
RESPONSE
Another conspiracy theory that the United States and the European Union control Ukraine’s foreign and domestic policies.
Ukraine is an independent state whose sovereignty is respected both in the EU and in the USA. The United States recognised Ukraine as an independent state on December 25, 1991. Since then, Washington has been working closely with Ukraine, directing its assistance to support the development of a safe, democratic, prosperous and free Ukraine, fully integrated into the Euro-Atlantic community. The European Union also supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. Ukraine is a priority partner for the EU. In June 2014, the EU and Ukraine signed an Association Agreement, including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, which promotes deeper political ties, stronger economic links and the respect for common values.
The sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine are respected by most of the free world but were violated by Russia in 2014.
See earlier disinformation cases alleging that the US has turned Ukraine into a puppet, that Colour revolutions are used by the West to intervene in the affairs of sovereign states and that the US State Department and US Embassy in Ukraine represent a system of “Gauleiter's".