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Key neoconservatives, such as Victoria Nuland and Sen. [[John McCain]], began pushing for the violent right-wing coup that in February 2014 ousted [[Ukraine]]’s elected President Viktor Yanukovych and touched off the new Cold War with Russia.
Key neoconservatives, such as Victoria Nuland and Sen. [[John McCain]], began pushing for the violent right-wing coup that in February 2014 ousted [[Ukraine]]’s elected President Viktor Yanukovych and touched off the new Cold War with Russia.
Amid these heightened tensions, the mainstream media in the United States and Europe joined in the full-scale Russia/Putin-bashing, holding Russia at fault for everything. A new McCarthyism emerged, deeming anyone who dared disagree a “Moscow surrogate” or a “Russian propagandist.”
Amid these heightened tensions, the [[mainstream media]] in the United States and Europe joined in the full-scale Russia/Putin-bashing, holding Russia at fault for everything. A new McCarthyism emerged, deeming anyone who dared disagree a “Moscow surrogate” or a “Russian propagandist.”
The ugliness penetrated into the U.S. presidential campaign because Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] took a belligerent line toward Russia while Donald Trump broke with the Republican establishment and called for improved ties between Washington and Moscow.
The ugliness penetrated into the U.S. presidential campaign because Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] took a belligerent line toward Russia while Donald Trump broke with the Republican establishment and called for improved ties between Washington and Moscow.