DISINFO: Ukraine is stirring up hysteria around a fabricated "Russian aggression"
SUMMARY
Why is Ukraine stirring up hysteria around the contrived "Russian aggression"? The escalation of tension in the Black Sea region is gradually intensifying. The epicentre of events is in Ukraine, which is surrounded by an information hysteria about an allegedly imminent attack from Russia. All these statements are fueled by Washington and, more recently, by Kyiv itself.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the war in Ukraine. This disinformation is used to distract attention from a renewed build-up of Russian armed forces along the Ukrainian borders.
In fact, in November 2021, Ukraine announced a concentration of more than 100,000 Russian troops on the border with Ukraine in the Donbas area. In this regard, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed his concern on 15 November 2021 and reiterated NATO's position in a press conference on 1 December.
The NATO statement of 16 December call on Russia to immediately de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels, and abide by its international commitments on transparency of military activities.
Also, the foreign ministers of France and Germany issued a joint statement calling on Russia to be transparent about the movement of its troops on the border with Ukraine.
The European Union expressed its deep concern about the current build-up of Russian military forces near the Ukrainian-Russian border. In a statement released by the G7 countries on 12 December 2021, the leaders called on Russia to de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels, and abide by its international commitments on transparency of military activities.
More details on pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives on this topic find in the analysis "Behind the smokescreen of Kremlin lies lurk the Russian military deployments".