Russia uses NATO Summit decisions to justify war against Ukraine - Center for Countering Disinformation

Russian propaganda is actively replicating the Kremlin's statements on the outcome of the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., in order to shift the blame for the continuation of the war in Ukraine to the West. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Center for Countering Disinformation.

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The CPJ explains that Russia is spreading a statement by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who, responding to the NATO summit's decision, accuses the West of continuing the war in Ukraine. 

In particular, Peskov expressed the following disinformation messages: 

• NATO is de facto fully involved in the conflict in Ukraine
• "the results of the NATO Summit confirmed the confrontational nature of the Alliance and its unwillingness to achieve peace";
  
• "the movement of NATO military infrastructure towards the borders of russia continues";
  
• "NATO's plans to accept Ukraine are linked to the desire to defeat Russia." 
  

By accusing NATO of aggressive intentions towards Russia, the Kremlin is trying to mislead the international community into believing that it is waging a war against Ukraine to defend itself. Moscow also seeks to discredit Ukraine's aspirations for Euro-Atlantic integration, building its propaganda image of Ukraine as a hostile state and a puppet of "war hawks" in the West

Recall

The Center for Countering Disinformation said that Russia's statements that Moscow will not join the second peace summit on Ukraine demonstrate Russia's pdetermination to continue the war.