Propaganda Telegram channels are spreading information claiming that the signing of a 100-year partnership agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom supposedly means the loss of Ukrainian sovereignty and the transformation of the country into a British colony.

In reality, this is a fake, as noted by experts from the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security. Indeed, on January 16, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi signed a long-term partnership agreement in Kyiv. However, this document contains no provisions indicating the ‘colonization’ of Ukraine.

On the contrary, the agreement envisions the expansion of defense cooperation, including the creation of a new structure to enhance security in the Baltic, Black, and Azov Seas. Additionally, it will foster collaboration in energy, transportation, climate change mitigation, and the transition to clean energy.

It is important to note that the agreement is based on an equal partnership between the two countries and is aimed at developing strategic sectors in both nations. This completely refutes the Russian propaganda fake about ‘colonization’.

Furthermore, according to Starmer, the United Kingdom has already allocated three billion pounds in military aid to Ukraine and plans to provide a loan of 2.2 billion pounds, which will be repaid through interest on frozen Russian assets.

Russian propaganda systematically spreads fakes to undermine Ukrainians' trust in international partners and discredit Ukraine's cooperation with the West. The Kremlin seeks to isolate Ukraine and deprive it of international support, as strengthening international cooperation enhances Kyiv's position on the global stage. In fact, it is the Russian authorities that have concrete plans for the colonization of Ukraine and are trying to disrupt its integration into the global community.

Earlier, we debunked the claim that Ukraine’s European integration is supposedly a form of absorption and colonization.