DISINFO: US pushes Ukraine towards war, accuses Russia of aggression
SUMMARY
The Unites States is pushing Ukraine towards war, encouraging it and promising military support, while accusing Russia of aggression beforehand. This is the way the war is being prepared.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation from pro-Kremlin media outlets, claiming that the United States, and the West in general, is using Ukraine as a tool for confrontation with Russia. In reality, Kyiv is forced to take precautionary measures against Moscow’s military build-up near its border, where 100,000 Russian troops are deployed. Western efforts within the Normandy format are aimed at reaching a peaceful solution to the conflict that has claimed over 13,000 lives since 2014. The US provides Ukraine with military assistance, but there is no US nor NATO military presence in Donbas.
The West has supported Ukraine, demanding that Russia put an end to its military build-up close to the Ukrainian borders. In a telephone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 2 April, his US counterpart Joe Biden “affirmed the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s ongoing aggression in the Donbas and Crimea." This does not mean that Washington is preparing Kyiv for war or ordering it to launch an offensive.
Notwithstanding the West's mediation, Russia had created a threatening environment by massing forces near the Ukrainian border during March and April 2021 which could prepare the launching a large-scale offensive on Ukrainian positions in Donbas under the pretext of Kyiv's military preparations. Much of the Russian armament and equipment is kept in place which contribute to a heighted tension.
The systematic issuing of Russian passports to citizens in the two entities is now also used as a pretext to claim the right to influence and perhaps intervene militarily. Russia is also reported to be using the occupied territories as a testing ground for new weapons. Despite all this Russia officially denies its military presence in Donbas. The Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is closely monitoring the developments in the war zone, issuing daily reports about the increasingly deteriorating situation.
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