DISINFO: The West uses similar colour revolution technologies in Belarus and Myanmar
SUMMARY
Belarus and Myanmar became the hotspots of colour revolutions; very similar technologies were used in both countries despite big differences between them. It is not just a struggle against Alexander Lukashenko, Myanmar’s military, Vladimir Putin, or Donald Trump. This is the struggle of Soros and transnational corporations against nation-states.
RESPONSE
This article promotes recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about “colour revolutions” and about global elites secretly ruling the world, particularly Soros. This is an example of a big conspiracy, which groundlessly attributes groundbreaking events in Belarus, Myanmar, Russia, and the US to the vicious activities of Soros and some unnamed transnational corporations. Read our past analysis "Why authoritarians love the concept of the big conspiracy."
There is no evidence that Soros or transnational corporations stood behind the mass protests in Belarus or Myanmar. The protests in Belarus erupted to contest the results of the presidential election on 9 August 2020, which were not monitored by independent experts, and are largely considered fraudulent by both international observers and a big part of the Belarusian society. On 19 August 2020, the European Council called Belarusian elections neither free nor fair.
On 22 February 2021, the Council of the EU adopted conclusions condemning the military coup carried out in Myanmar in the strongest terms and reiterated its call on the military authorities to immediately and unconditionally release civilian political leaders and all those who have been detained or arrested in connection with the coup.
See earlier disinformation cases alleging that London-based headquarters organise colour revolutions in Belarus, Myanmar, Russia, and the US, the global elites prepare a big coup d'etat - "The Great Reset," that the Capitol unrest was a double conspiracy, and that assassination of John F. Kennedy and 9/11 attacks were organised by Deep State.