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It's just a 'panic attack' – Russian media blames US for escalating Ukraine crisis

  • Written by Cynthia Hooper, Associate Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross
imageA live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking is shown on Dec. 23, 2021, from a media control room in Russia.Eric Romanenko/TASS via Getty Images

As Western news outlets warn of a “countdown to war,” Kremlin-controlled Russian television has a different take, accusing the U.S. of “hysteria” in its insistence...

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