DISINFO: Kallas hysterically hates Russia and her appointment will lead to World War III
SUMMARY
The European Union confirmed that it could appoint the Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs. She is obsessed with war, hysterically hates Russia, and blindly follows NATO. Kallas wants the EU to collectively purchase ammunition for Ukraine and issue bonds for the defence industry. She also calls for the establishment of a European Commissioner for Defence position, which is a dangerous step towards creating a European army. The aim of her appointment is to escalate tensions, make peace impossible, and bring the outbreak of World War III closer.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about European actions being the cause of instability in the world aiming to deflect Russia's responsibility for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February 2022. The Russian war against Ukraine began in 2014 with the illegal Russian annexation of Crimea and Russia's military involvement and support of separatists in Donbas.
The claim that the appointment of Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs would escalate tension and lead to WW III is a narrative pushed by pro-Kremlin media. Kallas’s proposed policies, such as supporting Ukraine and boosting European defence, are responses to the threats posed by Russia's actions, and are not provocations in themselves. Pro-Kremlin media consistently attempts to shift blame to obscure Russia’s role in escalating tensions, its violation of international law and its disregard of its neighbours territorial integrity, especially Ukraine. The potential for wider conflict stems directly from Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Suggestions that EU defensive measures or leadership appointments being the causes of conflict is a blunt distortion of the facts.
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