I just read 3 sentences that are a perfect example of Russophobic indoctrination. All 3 used the system of disinformation described in Sun Tzu's book, The Art Of War. But I've noticed it's not the only technique people use to spread prejudice.
Other methods include exaggeration and context. One of our neighbors shot 4 unarmed people and they didn't do anything to him. He just shot them! He's a nutjob and people should stay away from him or call the police!
Scary? What I didn't say was he shot them with paintball guns at a party. That's how to use "context" to spread disinformation without even lying. I've noticed that journalists use it a lot in the news when they write articles about Syria and Ukraine.
That can also be used in reverse to make Hell look like Heaven. But what's important to always remember is that nobody really knows what's in the closet till they open the door.

The only cure for disinformation is exploration. Do I know that Russians are cool? Yeah, because I've met them in real-life and online. Do I know that some Russians can be criminals? Yeah, because I've seen stories about Russians being arrested in Russia.
Do I know what Omsk is like? No, because I've never been there... yet. But I'm sure it's like any big city with good points and bad points.
If Obama or Putin told me to wax their car would I do it? No.

About the politics: I read the history. Crimea and Novo-Rossiya were part of Russia before 1917. When the USSR broke up, they shoulda still been part of Russia. It's obvious that both were a Ukrainian land-grab.
It's so simple. If someone loaned me a socker ball and knee pads, I would return them when the game was over. Ukraine didn't return those 2 regions when the USSR game was over. That's stealing.

About our president, just this:
On June 4, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko met with US President Barack Obama to discuss the ongoing crisis in the eastern European country. Obama announced he would be sending Kiev an additional USD 5 million in military equipment.
Since the Obama administration keeps supporting the Ukrainian army, even after those people were burned alive in Odessa (I noticed he didn't say anything about the 5 year old girl that was killed in the Church in Lugansk), then the only conclusion I have is that the Obama administration doesn't have a soul. There's a huge difference between soldiers killing soldiers and soldiers shelling civilians.