cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/6720148
A Twitter/X post on Russian state platform RT, twists Canadian PM Mark Carney’s remarks about supporting Danish/Greenland sovereignty within NATO into a false war declaration. Multiple independent records show Carney did not threaten war; he affirmed that Greenland’s future is for Denmark/Greenland to decide and underscored allied defense commitments—nothing more. Given RT’s track record and EU sanctions, this is a textbook Kremlin tactical narrative injection to create panic and divide the US and Canada.
RT has been identified by Canada and its allies as an important component of Kremlin intelligence operations.
THE CLAIM
RT’s X post reads: “CANADA WILL DECLARE WAR ON USA FOR GREENLAND — CARNEY.” The exact wording is mirrored by third-party captures discussing the RT post.
THE FACTS
Mark Carney did not declare war or threaten it. He stated the future of Greenland is for Greenland and Denmark and reaffirmed support for Danish/Greenland sovereignty, consistent with NATO commitments, not a call to war.
NARRATIVE CONTEXT & STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
Match to playbook: Inflate allied differences, cast NATO as fracturing, and push Western publics toward cynicism (“allies on brink of war”). Strategic objective: Incite conflict between allies. Corrode NATO cohesion and distract from Russia’s aggression elsewhere by manufacturing an intra-alliance crisis.
Russia gonna Russia. I’m far more concerned when people in the Trump administration and the fascist supporting media outlets start parrot these talking points.
My money is on Putin trying to bait Trump into bigger conflict with Canada. Trump is a useful idiot that’s helping Putin destabilize the bonds holding NATO nations together.
This is the source the lemmy dev relies on.
“Trusted source” ftfy
Homie banned me the other day for saying Venezuela’s Chavez-Maduro era was full of weird Trump-like authoritarian demagoguery and for referencing Chavez’s weird weekly state media talk show.
Can you back that claim? Highly interested.
I saw the original post from RT but they used an alternative site to hide the fact that it was a headline from RT posted on one of the Lemmy news last night. Looks like it has been removed. The damage and misinformation still happened though.
Only the US declare war on allies. Canada have basic decency.
I was just watching the clip and at no point does Carney mention going to war, he says we stand by Greenland and will do our part defending it).
Different things
It’s a false claim, but RT’s title in the video says something else.
