During your time in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia, have you perceived a gradual build-up of media reports and political statements portraying the events in Ukraine during the last few months as a coup driven by fascists/nazists backed by the West? Has it been presented as a threat to Russia's national security? Certainly, Putin would need substantial support from the Russian people in order occupy Crimea and threaten to "protect" Russian-speakers elsewhere in Ukraine. The political blow-back would be disastrous for Putin's image otherwise, would it not?
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During your time in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia, have you perceived a gradual build-up of media reports and political statements portraying the events in Ukraine during the last few months as a coup driven by fascists/nazists backed by the West? Has it been presented as a threat to Russia's national security? Certainly, Putin would need substantial support from the Russian people in order occupy Crimea and threaten to "protect" Russian-speakers elsewhere in Ukraine. The political blow-back would be disastrous for Putin's image otherwise, would it not?
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