Russian propaganda is spreading claims in the media about an alleged NATO plan to deploy troops in Ukraine, labeling it a “plan for occupation”. However, this information is not true.

This was reported by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security. These fake narratives are based on statements from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service and are actively promoted by pro-Russian media outlets. In reality, the narrative of a Western “occupation” of Ukraine has been propagated by Moscow since the Revolution of Dignity. It is, in fact, Russia that has been violating Ukraine’s territorial integrity since 2014 and attempted a full-scale occupation in 2022. There is no evidence to support claims of such NATO plans. President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has repeatedly emphasized that Ukraine has no intention of involving NATO troops in the war against Russia, as this would contradict international law and the positions of NATO member states.

Such fakes are aimed at undermining Ukrainians' trust in their Western allies, destabilizing the unity between Ukraine and its partners.