DISINFO: Afghanistan was a prelude to NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine
SUMMARY
Washington's decision to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan was a prelude to NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. Events in Ukraine are not a confrontation between Moscow and Kyiv. It is a military confrontation between NATO - primarily the United States and Britain - and Russia. They are afraid of direct confrontation, so NATO trainers are pushing the Ukrainian guys towards certain death.
RESPONSE
A new pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the US’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, and its involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine trying to shift the blame for the war to the US.
The withdrawal from Afghanistan of the US and several other NATO countries and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are two separate issues. These are not connected and there, is not and was not, a Western conspiracy to undermine Russia.
The US and western allies started to aid Ukraine after it was attacked by Russia in 2014. Ukraine exercises its right to self-defence as enshrined in the UN Charter Article 51.
Russia has also been pushing for a long time the narrative that it is fighting not only Ukraine but also NATO and the West as a whole. Western countries are only supporting lethal military aid and financial aid to Ukraine for the country’s efficient self-defence against the unprovoked Russian invasion. Western instructors are teaching Ukrainian soldiers how to use modern weaponry, but there are no US or NATO troops fighting on the front.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives in our database, such as claims that Russia is under US and NATO attack, that the West wants to weaken and ruin Russia and make everyone a colony, that Russia is fighting NATO in Ukraine, nor the Ukrainian army, or that Ukraine commits acts of terrorism in Crimea to intimidate civilians.