Right now TASS and western media should get a hotel room together
Both lie
I went yandex to glean for stories from Russian web sites to get the other side
Someone is tinkering
It kept sending me at a Miami news blog
After several attempts Yandex home page came up
I’m not sure there is any honest reporting
Western media is having an effect no question
I judge a lot of what’s going on by the number of refugees and where they are going. NONE are going to Russia; they are doing all they can to stay as far away from Russia and Russians as possible. If the Russians were “liberators” and “saviors,” one would think the refugees would seek succor with them. But, the exact opposite is what is happening.
That suggests to me that Russia is the bad guy, which is a suspicion I have had from the start. I know Putin is a thug and a punk, and is akin to a mob Don. I also know that Ukraine is corrupt as hell. But, the fact remains that Ukraine presented no serious threat to Russia. Ukraine is, for all practical purposes, the victim here.
Russia, historically, has always been a totalitarian country. It has NEVER, in its history, been what could be considered free. Hence, it is used to getting its way through threats and force; it recognizes and respects nothing but power and strength, the people be damned.
Historically, human life in Russia was seen as an expendable commodity, whether that life be Russian or foreign. It is said that suffering produces great artists; in Russia’s case, that is apparent (great music composers; great writers; etc.). They are tribal, and thus very nationalistic. They will suffer any hardship or privation for Mother Russia; but they will NOT tolerate or forgive a national humiliation. That cuts them to the core. They would rather be conquered and tossed to the winds than to suffer the indignity of national humiliation.