DISINFO: London’s support for Nazi Ukraine is a shame
SUMMARY
Russia regrets the pledge by the British leadership to provide a century of support to Ukrainian neo-Nazis in the year marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazism. Russia hopes that at least some people in London feel ashamed of this. 100 years is a symbolic but largely non-binding period. In the event of the fall of Zelensky’s dictatorship or the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, it is unlikely anyone will even remember this agreement.
RESPONSE
Disinformation around a 100-year pact signed between the UK and Ukraine on a visit by UK Prime Minster Sir Keir Starmer to Kyiv on Thursday 16th January 2025. As the BBC explains:
"The latest pledges build on the £12.8bn the UK has already given to Ukraine and commitments of £3bn every year for "as long as it takes".
Ukraine is not a Nazi state. Russian officials and propagandists have been resorting to the Nazi stigma since the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 in order to delegitimise Ukraine's government or justify aggression against it. Ukraine is a democratic country with regular elections monitored by international organisations. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is Ukraine’s sixth president since the ex-Soviet state adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1991. Like in any country, there are some far-right groups in Ukraine, but their political presence is scarce. The Svoboda (Freedom) right-wing party received only 6 seats during 2014 parliamentary elections and no seats at all during 2019 elections. Nazi and Communist ideologies were banned by Ukrainian law in 2015.
In response to Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked aggression against Ukraine which was launched on 24 February 2022, a broad coalition of more than 50 nations are providing Ukraine with military and technical assistance with the aim of repelling Russia's aggression. Kyiv is acting in self-defence, in accordance with UN Charter article 51.
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