DISINFO: Ukraine and Russia were set up against each other by others
SUMMARY
Ukraine and Russia are two close countries that were set up against each other. The longer the Ukraine conflict lasts, the more people will die and the more violence it will generate. This conflict is in the centre of Europe, which means that those who handle it can solve many political and economic tasks over the long term.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative implying that Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine was provoked by the Western countries in an attempt to deflect responsibility for Russia's actions.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022 was unprovoked and unjustified.
It was Putin’s personal decision to invade Ukraine and start the largest military conflict in Europe since WWII.
“The United States does not want conflict. We want peace,” the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in January 2022. Several world leaders met Putin during weeks before the invasion, as a 190,000 strong Russian military force was building up on the border of Ukraine.
The US, the EU and NATO condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is entirely unjustified and unprovoked. Not only Western but also many other nations around the world support Ukraine with military and financial aid for the country’s efficient self-defence, in accordance with the UN Charter article 51, to stop Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
Neither the US nor European countries have declared war on Russia or want to escalate the war in Ukraine. Western nations have always been calling for solving all problems with Russia in a peaceful and diplomatic manner. Moscow’s overall aggressive policy has led to a tougher and better-balanced policy towards it by the EU, the US and their partners.
The EU, the US, and NATO condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is entirely unjustified and unprovoked.
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