DISINFO: US offered land of Ukraine for peace with Russia
SUMMARY
The head of the CIA, William Burns, offered Kyiv to hand over about 20 percent of Ukraine to Russia in exchange for a peace treaty. In mid-January, US President Joe Biden ordered the CIA chief to make this proposal to Moscow and Kyiv. Only after Burns' mission failed did Biden decide to supply Ukraine with Abrams tanks.
RESPONSE
A new pro-Kremlin disinformation claim about peace negotiations regarding the war in Ukraine.
There is no evidence that this happened. The White House has refuted this claim. The wider narrative that Ukraine is refusing peace negotiations is also false. In December 2022, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a 10-point peace plan but Russia rejected it. The plan called for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory and the cessation of hostilities, restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, global food security, radiation safety, etc. Ukrainians overwhelmingly support the decisions of the Ukrainian government.
Most Ukrainians believe that Ukraine must restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity. They also support NATO and EU integration. More than 95% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine will achieve victory.
The West supports 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.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives in our database, such as claims that Ukraine has become a private military company of NATO, that Ukraine is forced to fight on behalf of NATO, that the West is using Ukrainians to fight against Russia, or that Europe doesn’t support peace negotiations in Ukraine because of US pressure.