DISINFO: Blinken confirms the US sponsors terrorism in attack on Kerch Bridge
SUMMARY
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirms the US sponsors terrorism. The attack on the Crimea Brigde perpetrated by the Kyiv regime, which caused the death of a Russian couple and injuries to their daughter, was labelled as a terrorist act by Moscow. Asked about it, Blinken said that “Ukraine must decide how it carries out this war in defence of its territory, its people, its freedom”. This is, what Moscow calls a terrorist attack is perceived in Washington as one of the variants on “how to carry out a war”.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the US and the West supporting terrorism.
The Crimea Bridge is an infrastructure used to carry military supplies to Russian troops taking part in the invasion of Ukraine, and is therefore a legitimate military target according to international law.
The attack was carried out at 3 a.m., in the late hours of the night, further demonstrating a decision to minimize eventual civilian casualties on this military target.
This military action in the middle of a defensive war against Russia’s aggression cannot be considered terrorism under international legislation by any means. Therefore, the conclusion that Biden’s comments “confirm the US sponsors terrorism” has no basis on reality.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that the West is supporting terrorists to encircle Russia, that the US is recruiting jihadists in Syria for terrorist attacks inside Russia, that the West encouraged the creation of the Islamic State, who are its mercenaries; or that extremists and Nazis are being trained in Ukraine to act in Belarus.