The Weaponization of Russia in US Domestic Politics

... that Hillary Clinton was also a player involved in the red line-saga.[1] Subsequently, a coup overthrew the pro-Russian Yanukovich government in Ukraine, prompting a wave of separatism and armed conflict in Ukraine, as well as their loss of Crimea to Russia. As a result, US-Russia relations began an inexorable spiral downwards. In the eyes of Western liberals, Russia’s reputation had already been tarnished by the so-called “anti-gay laws” – that is to say, the ban on dissemination of propaganda ...