DISINFO: US and Europe behind Ukraine halting gas flow
SUMMARY
Russia revealed the real culprits behind the gas flow blockade through Ukraine. Washington and Kyiv are responsible for a halt in Russian gas flow to Europe through this way. The responsibility for the termination of Russian gas supplies lies entirely with the United States, the puppet regime in Kyiv and the authorities of the European states, which sacrificed the well-being of their citizens for the sake of supporting the American economy financially.
RESPONSE
There is no evidence suggesting that any external actor influenced Ukraine’s decision to stop the transportation of Russian gas through its territory after the expiration of the previous transit deal. The goal of this move is to reduce Russian income that keeps funding Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine. The closure of this pipeline could reduce Russia’s revenues from gas sales by 6.5 billion dollars a year, according to some estimations.
By framing this step as intended to advance the interests of the US, this disinformation story aims to promote several recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about European and Ukrainian alleged lack of sovereignty and submission to the US.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that the Kyiv regime helped to destroy the EU economy, just as the US expected, that the US Deep State behind Ukraine’s suspension of oil deliveries to Hungary, that the EU is in decline after following Anglo-Saxon orders against Russia, or that the US caused the war in Ukraine to undermine Europe's economy.