DISINFO: The population of Ukraine is mainly ethnic Russians, majority of...
SUMMARY
The population of Ukraine is mainly ethnic Russians, majority of them sees the current government as a banderite occupation. One of Russia’s main goals has to be de-nazification of Ukraine.
RESPONSE
In the last Ukrainian census, carried out in 2001, 8.3 million people (17.3% of the population) identified as ethnic Russians bit.ly/1gKrIph, . The elections in 2014 were characterised by the OSCE as showing the "clear resolve of the authorities to hold what was a genuine election largely in line with international commitments and with a respect for fundamental freedoms."// The reoccuring disinformation that Ukraine is ruled by nazis is disproven by the facts. The far-right Right Sector often depicted as "fascists" or nazis by pro-Kremlin outlets gained only 1.8% of the votes, far short of the threshold needed to enter parliament. bit.ly/2dFFEdi,