Have you been subjected to the following myths about the war in Ukraine?
- The 2014 uprising in Maidan was a right-wing coup fomented by the US and NATO;
- The new Ukrainian government in 2014 "banned the Russian language";
- The Crimean people voted in a referendum to join Russia, which was an act of national self-determination, and Crimea rightfully belonged to Russia historically;
- There were popular uprisings of the ethnic Russian population of the Donbas, who established their own republics in an act of national self-determination;
- “The Ukrainian army killed 14,000 ethnic Russians in Donbas between 2014 and 2022.”;
- The Minsk Accords offered a just way out of the crisis, Russia wanted to implement them, but the Ukrainian government refused to implement them, encouraged by the US;
- The US and NATO are the primary instigators of this war;
- Russia is responding to NATO expansion;
- Ukraine was historically part of Russia;
- Russia is not an imperialist state;
- Putin is not a fascist;
- Putin is a socialist;
- Putin is anti-imperialist;
- Ukraine is controlled by fascists and Nazis, and Russia is involved in "denazification";
- Ukraine's government is dominated by the far right;
If so, then this guide is for you. It will help you cut through and debunk these pernicious myths.
Download the latest version here (PDF).