Russian propagandists spread this thesis. In their materials, they allegedly refer to an article in the American edition of Politico. Propagandists claim that Europe will have to make concessions to Russia to get gas during the heating season, allegedly due to anti-Russian sanctions.

In fact, as the Center for Combating Disinformation writes, Ukraine's allies continue to work on another package of anti-Russian sanctions, and German Economy Minister Habek, whose comment is cited by Politico, said that he would be the first to advocate for another tough package of European Union sanctions.

The Russian mass media distorted the quote of Jair Bolsonaro, who said that he knows how to settle the military conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The president of Brazil announced a telephone conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky and noted that the decision could be similar to how the war between Argentina and Great Britain in 1982 ended. The politician did not specify details, stressing that he would only share his opinion with the Ukraine President.

The Kremlin media reported that the president of Brazil is talking about Kyiv's surrender as a solution because of the Falklands conflict. Then, in 1982, Argentina abandoned negotiations and invaded the Falkland Islands, which Britain had controlled since 1833. The conflict began in April and ended in June with the capitulation of Argentina, whose military leadership discredited itself. Since 1983, democracy has been restored in Argentina, and the Falkland Islands are now British and under the protection of the British military. Therefore, the identification of Argentina with Ukraine is the work of the Russian mass media, not the statement of the Brazilian president. The call between Zelensky and Bolsonaro should take place on July 18. Read more at StopFake.

Russian mass media concerning the Telegram channel "Sputnik Belarus" spread the "news" that eyewitnesses reported the suspension of the US embassy, ​​the embassy building was closed, and the employees were not visible. And that this happened after the USA appealed to its citizens to leave Ukraine.

The US Embassy in Ukraine called on Americans on their official website to leave Ukraine immediately and not enter its territory.

The embassy asks Americans to avoid mass gatherings and organized events, as they can become a target for the Russian military anywhere in Ukraine, including the western regions.

However, the US Embassy in Ukraine did not announce the suspension of work.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian army on the territory of Ukraine, the US embassy in Kyiv, like dozens of embassies of other countries, has suspended its work for security reasons. Most employees of diplomatic missions left for the west of the country or beyond its borders.

In mid-May, the American embassy resumed its work in Kyiv. On July 15, Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USA to Ukraine Bridget Brink. "The return of the US Embassy to Kyiv and the appointment of Bridget Brink as Ambassador is an important political signal of further support for Ukraine. And we appreciate it very much," Klitschko shared in a Telegram.

Such messages are distributed on social networks. They said that the deployment of American Patriot air defense systems to protect the airspace means that Ukraine is relinquishing part of its sovereignty due to the introduction of foreign troops. In addition, these systems are allegedly ineffective because they did not save Saudi Arabia from missiles and drones. But it is not valid.

There are two options for using Patriot systems in Ukraine: deploy US military units on the territory of Ukraine, train the Ukrainian military to use Patriot, and transfer these systems to the Armed Forces. In both cases, it does not contradict the principle of autonomy and independence of Ukraine in both domestic and foreign policy. Ukrainian legislation allows the placement of foreign military units on the territory of Ukraine in cases of repelling aggression or under the terms of a previous agreement on the temporary order of foreign military units on its territory. A violation of sovereignty would be the forced placement of a foreign army without prior agreement on this issue with Ukraine. However, itis not the case. As for Saudi Arabia's experience, it did have 108 Patriot installations as of 2019, when two oil facilities were hit by drones and cruise missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels. However, firstly, it is no air defense system that provides 100% protection against air attacks. Secondly, it is unknown whether Patriot systems protected Saudi Arabia's oil facilities. VoxCheck writes that there are successful examples of Patriot use: air defense systems have shot down air targets in Iraq and Israel and recorded cases of interception of enemy targets in Saudi Arabia during the Yemen war since 2015.

By spreading such fakes, Russian propaganda tries to discredit the effectiveness of any Western weapons provided to Ukraine. We have refuted Russian fakes regarding the Turkish Bayraktar drones, the American HIMARS salvo fire systems, the French Caesar self-propelled guns, etc.

Russian propaganda media spread information that the EU is preparing to strengthen the fight against "arms smuggling and drug trafficking" from Ukraine. There were similar, and sometimes even more manipulative, headlines in articles in European and American publications. It is a manipulation in which the narrative about the alleged sale of weapons provided by the West of Ukraine to other countries is once again spreading. "We have some data, but experience suggests that weapons often move during or after wars. We know how many weapons there are in Ukraine now and, of course, not all weapons are always in the right hands," Russian media quoted the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ylva Johansson as saying on July 11 during an informal meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Moldova, Ukraine and the EU in Prague.

However, there are no such words in the official press release posted on the website of the European Commission. At the same time, the release mentions Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and the joint work of Ukraine, Moldova, and the EU to prevent drug trafficking, cybercrime, human trafficking, and illegal circulation of firearms.

There are always risks of an increase in such crimes during the war, but it is about coordinating the work to prevent such crimes - Ukraine, like Moldova, is the partner of the EU in such a fight and not an accused party. Ukraine also denied such manipulation: "The information that Ukraine is becoming the main center of arms smuggling is not true," said the advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Yuriy Sak. He suggested those who make such statements "may be part of Russia's information war to prevent international partners from providing Ukraine with the weapons necessary for our victory."

Read more about this manipulation in the StopFake material.

Russian media are spreading reports that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has "spoken" that the Alliance was "purposefully" preparing for war.

It is not true.

The Russian media took Stoltenberg's quote out of context and added it at their discretion. Jens Stoltenberg reflected on the foundations of European security, which Russia undermined in 2014 due to its occupation of Crimea and eastern Ukraine. "In fact, we have long been preparing for such a possibility [a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine]. It's not like NATO suddenly woke up on February 24 and realized that Russia is dangerous... That's why we've been working on a new Force Structure [NATO's defense capability] for some time," Stoltenberg said. He also once again refuted the propaganda thesis about the planned "attack" of the Alliance on Russia and emphasized that NATO is not a party to the conflict in the Russian war against Ukraine, but will continue to support Ukraine in its struggle.

StopFake writes that Russia's aggression against Ukraine in 2014 became the impetus for revising NATO's collective security standards. After February 24, 2022, the Alliance changed its Strategic Concept and recognized Russia as the "biggest direct threat" to European security. A separate clause was written by NATO stating that "NATO does not seek confrontation and does not pose a threat to Russia" to fight against Russian propaganda. However, Russian media continue to try to justify Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine with messages about "anti-Russian Western aggression."

The Russian propaganda media spread such messages concerning The New York Times materials. They said that the capacity of the USA and Europe to provide Ukraine with weapons is already running out. But it is not so.

Experts whose opinions are given in The New York Times talk about the need to consolidate the West's efforts to help Ukraine and speed up the pace of providing heavy weapons as part of military aid. In particular, it is said that the US defense industry is currently working for the needs of Ukraine, and President Joe Biden is negotiating with the countries of the Middle East to provide Ukraine with stocks of Soviet-made weapons. According to the Center for Combating Disinformation, Russian media reports about the lack of weapons among Ukraine's allies are aimed at destabilizing the situation inside our country. Russian propaganda systematically uses out-of-context or distorted quotes from Western media to convince Ukrainians that the world has left Ukraine to fend for itself and that without Western aid, Ukraine will not be able to withstand such a "strong adversary."

Russian propaganda uses quotes from Polish historian Tomash Jankovsky to discredit Ukraine on the international stage. In particular, during an interview on the air of the Russian propaganda program "Solovyev Live," Yankovsky stated that "extreme nationalism is flourishing in Ukraine," and Poles "do not actuallyn support Ukrainians," they are "forced to do so by the European Union." Jankovsky also believes that the change of power in Poland will not improve relations with Russia since many Polish politicians have received a Western education and have "Russophobic views." According to the Center for Combating Disinformation, Jankovsky repeatedly expressed anti-Ukrainian theses; in particular, he talked about "wild Ukrainians" in Europe and that Ukraine as a state poses a danger to Poland.

In this way, Russian propaganda tries to create a false impression of Ukraine's isolation in the international arena, neutralize the importance of the growing military aid of the West to Ukraine, and demoralize Ukrainians.

Mykhaylo Onufriyenko, a pro-Russian journalist and blogger from Ukraine, said this on the TV channel of Kremlin propagandist Volodymyr Solovyov "Solovyov Live." He believes that "the Anglo-Saxons, of course, are ready to fight to the last Ukrainian, but Europe does not want to fight." And allegedly, the West does not want to help Ukraine because it thinks about the heating season and whether there will be gas. However, it is not true. Even though the EU is preparing for a complete gas blockade by Russia, support for Ukraine does not stop. Western countries help Ukraine defend itself against Russia and provide humanitarian aid. In addition, the other day, Ukraine received a German grant of 1 billion euros. On July 7, the European Parliament supported the provision of European macro-financial assistance to Ukraine for 1 billion euros.

Russian and Ukrainian mass media and social networks spread a fake that a section of the railway connecting Russia and Belarus with Kaliningrad had been dismantled in Lithuania. At the same time, it is noted that "very motivated in this matter" refugees from Ukraine allegedly helped dismantle the railway. This fake is part of the information campaign against Lithuania, which Russia launched after blocking the transit to Kaliningrad.

StopFake writes that, in fact, the original source of this news was the site of satirical, fictional "news" "Panorama." The publication warns its audience that all texts on the site are not real news. Transit to Kaliningrad has been restricted for some freight since June 17 due to sanctions imposed by Brussels. The customs department of Lithuania reported that the ban on the transit of cement, alcohol, and other products would come into effect on July 10, on coal and other solid fossil fuels - on August 10, and Russian oil - on December 5. But there is no information about disassembling railway tracks. In particular, Lithuanian Railways denied halting transit between Russia and Kaliningrad after Russian officials expressed anger over the alleged decision, which ostensibly interrupted the flow of goods to the region.    

Russia spread information on social networks that Pentagon spokesman, US Army General Robert Jefferson, allegedly demanded to exclude Lithuania from NATO due to the blockade of the Kaliningrad region.

Representatives of NATO and the Pentagon denied this information by Check Your Fact. "It is complete nonsense. Lithuania is a valuable NATO ally, and the United States has not called for Lithuania's exclusion from NATO," said a NATO representative. The fact-checkers also reported there is no "Robert Jefferson" officer in the US Army's Office of the General Officer Database. Earlier, the Russian media spread a fake that Lithuania allegedly intends to annex the Kaliningrad region and provokes Russia into a military conflict with NATO. Russian propaganda often messages that Western countries are allegedly "attacking the territorial integrity" of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, etc. In fact, despite the Kremlin spreading similar messages and conspiracy theories, Russia occupied parts of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Japan, and Chechnya.    

Russian mass media spread information that Polish President Andrzej Duda allegedly stated that after Sweden and Finland joined NATO, the Baltic Sea would become the "internal sea" of the North Atlantic Alliance. Russian politicians then used this fake statement to accuse again Poland and other European countries of allegedly "provoking a confrontation between NATO and Russia."

In fact, Duda did not make such statements. As StopFake writes, at the NATO summit in Madrid, he expressed support for the entry into the North Atlantic Alliance of Sweden and Finland and spoke about strengthening the flank, the border of which with Russia will stretch for more than 1,600 kilometers. "The fact that Sweden and Finland are states of the Baltic Sea basin does not mean that the Baltic Sea allegedly became NATO's internal sea, the Russian media wrote. As Kremlin propaganda portrays, NATO is not a supranational organization claiming to seize territories. The North Atlantic Alliance is a military-political bloc, the main purpose of which is to deter possible military aggression against its member countries," the fact-checkers explained.    

Russian propaganda spreads such messages in its media and Telegram channels. At the same time, propagandists refer to Western media - The Sunday Time, Daily Banner, BB-CNTV, and others. For example, the Western press wrote that the lack of agreement in NATO caused "the defeat of the idea of ​​deploying small contingents of the Alliance's troops in Western Ukraine." But it is not true. In fact, the Russian media only used the article's headline, which refers to the "division" of the alliance countries, not the "split," to spread a manipulative message.

The original source of the publication, which was reprinted by Western publications, is the British weekly The Sunday Time. The article tells that the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance are conditionally divided into three groups based on their views on the Russian-Ukrainian war and assessments of options for developing the situation. The first group is the so-called "hawks" - countries bordering Russia. They believe that NATO should do everything possible to help Ukraine regain control over its territory. Russia's defeat should be so devastating that it will no longer claim the territory of neighboring states. The second group is "doves," which includes countries that want a ceasefire and consider Kyiv's territorial concessions in favor of Moscow acceptable. Such an "agreement is unfair but practical." The third group - "ostriches," are those states that do not pay much attention to the conflict in Ukraine, although they support the documents adopted by NATO. Despite such a division of opinion, at the end of June, the leaders of the NATO member states adopted a new strategic concept, in which Russia is officially recognized as the biggest threat to the security of the North Atlantic Alliance. The main factor influencing the decision of the alliance was the military actions in Ukraine, which shook Euro-Atlantic security and "caused untold suffering and destruction." Such a decision testifies to the strategic unity of NATO countries. Russian propaganda systematically uses distorted or out-of-context quotes from Western politicians and media to promote individual messages, fakes, and manipulations. In this way, they are trying to destroy partnership relations between Ukraine and the world.    

Such information is disseminated in the media and social networks. It is not true.

The Center for Combating Disinformation refuted several theses spread by propagandists regarding the new requirements for transport connections between Ukraine and the EU. In fact, the European Union will recognize Ukrainian driver's licenses, but they must be of a modern design. Therefore, only those who have not done so will have to replace their certificates. Also, within the framework of the agreement, Ukrainian carriers no longer need to issue permission documents for entry into EU countries. The agreement on "transport visa-free" with the agreement on "cargo transportation" and the adopted EU decisions on the abolition of customs duties and tariffs on Ukrainian goods allow Ukrainian businesses to save on paperwork and open up new opportunities for Ukrainian products on the EU markets.    

Such a reaction of the illegally installed "authority" in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region was caused by the arrest of a Russian ship that left the port of Berdyansk and was transporting grain. The Russian media spread a flurry of criticism of the Turkish authorities' decisions. For example, Russia is accused of causing world hunger, and at the same time, they are not allowed to sell their own grain. However, it is manipulation.

The Turkish authorities had proper legal grounds to decide to arrest the cargo ship "Zhibek Zholy" in its territorial waters. According to the message of the Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey, Vasyl Bodnar, at the beginning of July, the Turkish customs detained the ship based on a letter from the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine with a request to inspect the ship and take samples of grain for laboratory examination, as there is a suspicion that the ship carries out illegal export of grain from the port in temporarily occupied Berdyansk. Berdyansk is a Ukrainian city, so there cannot be Russian grain there. Based on the inspection results, Ukraine expects further confiscation of grain for its benefit and punishment of those guilty of the crime. The ship's owners - the Kazakh National Company "KZHT" - reported that a Russian company is currently leasing the ship for grain transportation and cooperating with Ukraine and Turkey to comply with the norms of international law. StopFake writes about it in detail.    

This information was announced, on July 3, in the program "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" on the TV channel "Russia 1" by the press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmytro Peskov. He noted that now the demand for initiatives to calm the situation around Ukraine has decreased. Still, sooner or later, common sense will prevail, and the turn of negotiations will come again. According to him, Ukrainians should agree to Russia's terms, sit at the negotiating table, and record a document that had already been decided mainly upon earlier. Peskov believes that the West is currently preventing a peaceful settlement.

Earlier, Peskov stated that the war could be stopped by the end of the day. They said that to end the war, it was enough for the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, to order the military to lay down their arms and fulfill all of Moscow's ultimatums.

Then Mykhaylo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the negotiations with Russia, answered him: "Ukraine did not start this war to stop it "on orders." The war can be ended in Moscow at any time, simply by returning to adequacy: stop sending rockets to cities, withdraw troops, and abandon "nuclear propaganda." The position of Ukraine has not changed since that time.    

Ukrainian refugees who fled due to the large-scale war unleashed by Russia and, besides found refuge in European countries, are haunted by Russian propagandists. On July 2, pro-Kremlin Telegram channels and mass media exploded with many reports: "Great Britain, Belgium, Slovakia, Poland are tired of Ukrainians and will drive forced migrants out into the street."

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmytro Medvedev, compared Ukrainian refugees and Poland to a crisis in marital relations: "It seems that the stormy romance between Europeans and Ukrainians is coming to an end. They no longer want them; they are tired of them. Crazy Poles remembered their crazy nationalism. And now they are shouting to almost four million Ukrainians who have settled in their country that they are in Poland." He believes that "fading feelings should not be rekindled by any promises of a future slow and unequal marriage (mythical accession to the EU)" and that Ukrainians should "for their own happiness to break this marriage union forever."

Anonymous channels on Telegram shared a video with a woman who called to throw Ukrainians out of Poland with their bare hands because, they say, they got a swelled head. In other materials in the Russian media, it is described that Ukrainians in Europe "look at bread as garbage" and "demand luxury." Moreover, Europeans and Britons are outraged by the drunkenness and rudeness of Ukrainian refugees. And they must emphasize that from July 1, the Polish government will no longer pay aid to Ukrainian refugees.

Fact-checkers from Mythdetector reported that from July 1, aid would stop only for those Ukrainian refugees who have lived in Poland for 120 days; the aid payment will continue for the rest of the refugees. The Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Poland, the Government Commissioner for Refugee Affairs, Pavlo Schefernaker, noted that four months after the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Polish government moved to a new stage of helping refugees. He said that among Ukrainian refugees, about 1.2 million people received PESEL (identification number), of which more than 500,000 are currently of working age. The Polish government will help them to adapt and work. According to Schafernaker, more than half of the non-disabled refugees have already started working.

According to UN data, as of June 28, 4,312,612 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Poland since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As part of the assistance from Poland, a regulation came into force on March 16, 2022, according to which the Polish government will help residents who provide housing and food to Ukrainian refugees at the rate of 40 zlotys per day per adult. Aid is valid for 120 days.

It was stated by the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko, at a meeting on the occasion of the country's independence, Belta reports.

"The goal is to deal with Russia and Belarus in one fell swoop. They are allegedly worried; they declare from Ukraine that they would not like Belarusian troops to invade Ukraine through the northern border. Don't listen to them! They would be happy," Lukashenko said.

He believes that the invasion of Belarusian troops is necessary for Ukraine so that Ukrainian politicians and Volodymyr Zelensky can "shout" more about the atrocities of fascists from Russia and Belarus.

"Once again, I repeat what I said a year or more ago: we do not seek to fight in Ukraine," - Lukashenko. In June of this year, Lukashenko assured us that the West is trying to involve Belarus in the war in Ukraine and that Belarus should not get involved "in this conflict and not create a "military group." In fact, Lukashenko is deceiving.

On May 26, he announced that Belarus would create a new operational command in the southern direction, that is, on the border with Ukraine. The next day, May 27, Lukashenko ordered the formation of a people's militia, which was supposed to strengthen the country's security and defense capabilities.

At the end of May, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that the Belarusian military began removing tanks and combat vehicles stored from the bases. In addition, Belarus is working on the creation of strike groups.

In early June, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus suggested that Belarusian troops may have to fight for Western Ukraine so that it is not "pulled away by the West."

On July 3, Oleksandr Lukashenko once again reminded us, "Belarus is the only country that supports Russia in the fight against Nazism, and it will continue to do so." It is worth noting that as of May, since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Belarus, 633 rockets have been launched in Ukraine; such data was made public by the "Belarusian Gayun" initiative.

On June 25, about 30 missiles were fired at the Zhytomyr region from Belarus.

At the end of June, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that Russia was increasing its military presence in Belarus.

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Belarus is being drawn into the war more actively than at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and "everything has been decided" in the Kremlin.    

The Center for Combating Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine refuted fakes regarding canceling the visa-free regime with Russia.

The Ukrainian government banned the entry of Russian citizens into Ukraine. As of July 1, the agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Russian government on visa-free travel signed on January 16, 1997, in Moscow became invalid. So, the visa regime began to operate for citizens of Russia.

Now Russian citizens need to have an invitation from Ukraine, a valid Russian passport, a Ukrainian visa, a photocopy of the passport data of the receiving party, and also need to provide an amount of at least 20 subsistence minimums per month - UAH 52,000.

Citizens of Russia who are in the territory of third countries can apply for Ukrainian visas to foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine in these countries.    

It was said by the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, speaking at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of illegal Russian intelligence. In this way, he said, the "collective West" is trying to maintain its dominance and restrain the development of Russia based on "traditional values."

This statement was made at the same time as statements by world leaders about increasing military aid to Ukraine after the G7 summit. In particular, US President Joe Biden announced that more than 50 countries would provide Ukraine with a new military aid package. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also expressed support for Ukraine and confirmed the intention to supply a large number of modern weapons, particularly heavy weapons according to NATO standards, including modern Western equipment. It is not the first attempt by the Russian president to convince Ukrainians of the hostility of the actions of the "collective West" and Russia's "loyalty" to Ukraine. However, while Russia launches missile strikes on the civilian population daily, the world is united in helping Ukraine.    

In social networks, an alleged order of the State Migration Service of Ukraine is spreading, according to which the territorial divisions of this Service must create lists of Belarusians of military age in Ukraine. However, this "document" is fake.

According to Ukrainian legislation, forced conscription of foreigners is impossible. Foreign citizens can voluntarily go for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine under a contract. The unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "Kastus Kalinouski Regiment," is a union of several volunteer organizations, the members of which are Belarusians. All of them voluntarily signed a contract to serve in the Ukrainian army. The essence of the "order" contradicts Ukrainian legislation, and the format does not meet standard formatting requirements. What is more, the document has many spelling errors. The fake order also has a seal of the State Administrative Service of Ukraine, which has not been used in similar documents since 2017. StopFake fact-checkers verified the "document." 

Russian propaganda media spread such information. In particular, the publication "RIA Novosti" spread the news that the British were allegedly angered by "Zelensky's plan" to end Russian aggression against Ukraine.

According to StopFake, it refers to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky's speech at the G7 summit, where he called on partners to send more weapons to Kyiv and strengthen anti-Russian sanctions. The propaganda publication writes that this statement was not liked by the British, who allegedly favor ending military aid to Ukraine. However, it is not true. As StopFake writes, the publication of RIA Novosti refers to individual comments criticizing Volodymyr Zelenskyi's speech left by anonymous readers of the British publication Daily Mail. These personal comments may not represent the views of all UK citizens. Moreover, the conclusions of RIA Novosti do not correspond to sociological surveys since, according to a recent YouGov survey, 74% of respondents from Great Britain support sending military aid to Ukraine.

Such a thesis is spread in the Russian-speaking and Georgian-speaking segments of Facebook. In particular, a post with such a message appeared on the "Global Politics" page.

The post refers to the words of NATO Deputy Secretary General Dan Mircea Geoana regarding Ukraine. According to the post, Geoana said in an interview with "European Truth" on June 27 that NATO's task is not to help Ukraine, so the Alliance is not obliged to do so.

According to the post, Geoana also refuted Kyiv's accusations of insufficient aid, noting that the Alliance is doing everything possible to prevent war with Russia. However, it is manipulation. According to fact-checkers from Myth Detector, the information spread by Global Politics is partly false. In fact, Mircea Geoana did state that the Alliance's priority is to avoid escalation with Russia, adding that various forms of assistance to Ukraine remain NATO's responsibility and that this process will continue. Commenting on the criticism of the Ukrainian leadership, Geoana said that he would probably have done the same in their place.

Information about this is spreading in the Russian-speaking and Georgian-speaking segments of Facebook. Reports say that against the background of the recent successes of Russian troops in Ukraine, Boris Johnson offered Zelensky political asylum in Great Britain.

The material also claims that Johnson said he would consider inviting the president of Ukraine to visit Great Britain on an official visit. However, it is not true. According to fact-checkers from Myth Detector, the Prime Minister of Great Britain only made a statement about the official visit of the President of Ukraine and not about political asylum. Johnson noted that it would be an honor for Great Britain to receive the president of Ukraine when he considers it necessary, and members of the British government will consider Zelensky's invitation not now but in October.

The Kremlin media grabbed a quote from the Ukrainian president's statement and picked a clickbait headline. It is about the conversation on June 27 with the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu. Zelensky said: "If there is [an attack on Ukraine from the territory of the PMR], I believe it is a global mistake. Some or other signals we receive are unpleasant. But these people in Transnistria should know: for us, it is not a blow but a slap. And we will definitely respond with a blow... I believe that, first of all, we should all do so that there is no destabilization in the region. We demonstrate it in every way. We are currently at war with Russia on our land, although you have seen that there have been repeated missile strikes from the side of Belarus as well."