Lies About Ukraine Conflict Are Standing in the Way of a Peaceful Resolution

The Ukraine-Russia conflict has reached a dangerous level. There is a real danger that it could escalate into an armed conflict or even war. But the Russian invasion was announced by the U.S. governments mediaRussia has announced the partial withdrawal from its forces. This war is not inevitable and cannot be avoided. However, the dominant narratives surrounding the Ukraine conflict complicate the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine/Russia conflict and the war for Donbas in Eastern Ukraine.

The main media and Western governments propagate false narratives about the origin and nature of the conflict in Ukraine. truly Orwellian. They claim that the pro-Russian government in Ukraine is ousted as resultThere were peaceful protests at Euromaidan in February 2014, and President Viktor Yanukovych fled Ukraine to prevent the massacre of peaceful Maidan protesters. government forces. These protests took places on Kyiv’s main square (called Maidan) and were directed against Yanukovych government’s decision to suspend signing of the EU association agreement and free trade deal. These narratives state that Russia annexed Crimea with military force and launched war on Ukraine in Donbas. These narratives state that Ukraine is sovereign democracy and has the right to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Russia plans to invadeUkraine within days or even weeks

Diverse evidence was presented in studiesAccording to Western scholars, these narratives are false. This mass killing of the Maidan movement’s own supporters — perpetrated by the oligarchic and far right elements of the Maidan alliance — made it possible for Maidan leaders to falsely blame the pro-Russian Yanukovych government and its police and security forces for the killing and then seize power in Ukraine. This undemocratic overthrow was supported by Western governments.

The overwhelming majority of Maidan protesters who were wounded testifiedAt the Maidan massacre trial in Ukraine, they were told that other protesters were killed by snipers from Hotel Ukraina, and other buildings, which were seized or that they saw such snipers. Synchronized videosIt was shown that the shooting of the majority protesters at different times and in different directions did not occur at the same time and place as the shooting of Berkut antiriot police officers, who were charged in Ukraine for their massacre. The media and investigation revealed no evidence of any orderYanukovych and his ministers and commanders to kill the Maidan protesters. 14 members of the sanity-minded group, however, have admitted to being part of the Maidan sniper units confessedThey or other Maidan-snipers murdered the police and protesters. This mass killing was ordered and carried out by Maidan leaders and former leaders from the pro-Western government headed by Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia. Maidan leaders and activists testified about specificThis mass killing was committed by Maidan leaders

Moreover, two leaders of Ukraine’s far right Svoboda party stated thatA representative of an unnamed Western country told them and other Maidan leaders that the West would attack Yanukovych’s government after protesters had killed 100. The killed Maidan protesters were immediately called the “Heavenly Hundred” and Western governments blamed Yanukovych and his forces, and recognized the new Maidan government.

Russia reacted by annexed Crimea, where the majority Russian-ethnic population lives. Russia used covert military intervention to control the region. Public opinion polls revealed that the absolute majority of Crimeans before after the annexation supported joining Russia.

A poll was conducted shortly beforeThe start of the war on Donbas revealed that most of its residents supported separatism. These included autonomy within Ukraine, independence, or joining Russia. Most scholars who have studied this conflict consider the war in Donbas to be a terrorism. civil war with direct RussianIn August 2014 and January/February 2015, military interventions to support pro-Russian separatists. It is striking that satellite photos, videos, and intelligence reports by the West about Russian troops being deployed near Ukraine in Belarus and Transnistria, are revealing. now confirmThere are no Russian military units present in Donbas, however, there are many Russian military units currently stationed in Crimea.

A Russian-Ukrainian conflict would be catastrophic for Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin may use the large military presence near Ukraine to either try to forge a peace agreement on his terms or resort to some military option. These options could include the recognition of independence by separatist republics in Donbas, and deployment of Russian military force there, or a limited armed conflict, or even a full-scale civil war.

There is still hope for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict. Recent visits by German and French leaders in Ukraine and Russia are examples of such efforts. An international agreement can resolve a peaceful conflict. It offers Ukraine European Union membership possibilities if it meets certain criteria, such as democracy. In exchange for neutrality and the resolution of the conflict in Donbas, based on the Minsk accords. The Minsk agreements, which were signed in the Belarus capital, specify a ceasefire and granting a special status within Ukraine and self-government to the separatist-controlled part of Donbas after the elections there. However, a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict requires that we recognize that its dominant narratives as well as its origins are false.