DISINFO: The neo-Nazi regime in Ukraine was created by the West
SUMMARY
The neo-Nazi regime in Ukraine was created by the West.
RESPONSE
This is part of a disinformation campaign aiming to justify Russia’s unjustified military invasion of Ukraine, labelled in Kremlin misleading parlance as a “special military operation”. It is also consistent with disinformation narratives about Nazi Ukraine and it being a non-sovereign, West-ruled country.
The myth of Nazi-ruled Ukraine has been actively used by pro-Kremlin outlets as one of the favorite tropes for years to denigrate Ukraine. The myth of Nazi-ruled Ukraine appeared during the Euromaidan popular protests in late 2013 - early 2014, falsely presented in pro-Kremlin disinformation as a coup. The Kremlin has been using this myth since then to discredit Ukraine's shift towards Euro-Atlantic policy.
Read our articles on the 7 myths of pro-Kremlin disinformation about the Russian military buildup near Ukraine, and how the Kremlin fabricated pretexts for the further invasion of Ukraine. For background, see vol. 1 and vol. 2 of the series “What he said and what it really means”.