Quote Originally Posted by SergeMak View Post
I agree with Ramil that the Russian media are also involved in brain-washing. A few days ago they said there are hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees crossing the border, but I didn't notice them either.
Yes, Russia Today wrote about it. The figures they gave was 650,000 "refugees".
But you know, "there are lies, damned lies and statistics"
Maybe they counted everybody who crossed the border from Ukraine to Russia since the troubles started, or something like that.

I don't think Russian media deliberately lies. I think they ignore some news, and play with statistics.
As for Western media, it's really no better, and with some stories, it's worse. Just different angles.

From watching Vesti TV, I get the impression that every town in Russia, practically, had a support rally for Ukraine and Crimea, with people chanting slogans. Is that right? Also, Moscow seems to have held a big concert.

The difference between Russian coverage of this, and Ukrainian coverage, is that for Russia, it is their relatives, their family, old friends, history and culture at stake.
That's why I trust Russia more in this, having nobler purposes.

For Western media it's nothing but the old Russophobia, a desire to control Ukraine and the possibility of a NATO base in Crimea. It's all coming from Washington - who in Western Europe even cares about Ukraine or Crimea?! Almost nobody. And all as for controlling it, all major countries already had a go at that, and eventually failed.... As we know!

The Black Sea is not a traditional sphere of influence for any of the big European countries. It's about Washington's agenda with Russia, and the Ukrainians are the pawns and victims. The Western Ukrainians have been duped. The EU can't, won't and doesn't even want to deliver half of what it's promising.
The EU is a useful idiot for America in this.