![]() ![]() Several Russian leaders have recently stated that Poland has secret intentions to annex large areas of western Ukraine.Further, a significant proportion of Western aid to Ukraine transits through Poland. Poland has been one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.These statements are part of a disinformation narrative attempting to drive a wedge between the two countries and complicate the delivery of Western support to Ukraine.In a recent address to the BRICS Summit in South Africa, Vladimir Putin stated: "Our actions in Ukraine are dictated by only one thing – to end the war that was unleashed by the West and its satellites against the people who live in the Donbas.".Russia uses these purported justifications and claims of victimhood to try to obscure the actual origins of the conflict and to bolster domestic support for their war against Ukraine.These include the narratives that Ukraine is an “invented” country, that the West is attempting to destabilize Russia by spreading “Russophobia,” and that Russia is “forced” to defend itself. Russia consistently spreads false narratives in an attempt to justify its aggression against Ukraine.Both the seizure of Crimea and the violent insurrection in the Donbas in 2014, as well as the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, were solely initiated by Russia. ![]() Facts versus Russia’s false claims (YYYY-MM-DD) ![]()
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