Seriously, google a Russian news source. On their page, you'll see tanks and soldiers and fighter jets. And you'll see stories about how the west is evil and how the west is collapsing and hints that Russia needs a military buildup. And you might see a hint that eastern Europe is really Russian property "stolen" from Russia by NATO and that the anti-Russian sentiment is just the locals being "ungrateful" to Russia.
Now look at Google News. How much military do you see? How many stories about Russia? How many supporting military buildup? We care more about the Kardashians than we do about Putin.
This largely one-sided cold war has been going on for more than a decade.
Likewise, this is part of a larger, organized effort. For more information: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/09/rus...
If you think that this is "good", and Russia response is "bad", then you deserve everything what will happen because of that US politics.
Here's an example of what's been going on:
>Take Novorossiya, the name Vladimir Putin has given to the huge wedge of southeastern Ukraine he might, or might not, consider annexing. The term is plucked from tsarist history, when it represented a different geographical space. Nobody who lives in that part of the world today ever thought of themselves as living in Novorossiya and bearing allegiance to it—at least until several months ago. Now, Novorossiya is being imagined into being: Russian media are showing maps of its ‘geography,’ while Kremlin-backed politicians are writing its ‘history’ into school textbooks. There’s a flag and even a news agency (in English and Russian). There are several Twitter feeds. It’s like something out of a Borges story—except for the very real casualties of the war conducted in its name.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/09/rus...
It's about people and there will to be protected against crazy militant russians with stalin and putin in their minds.
If I recall correctly, in the last year, the Russian government has said that it does not consider the Baltic counties independance to be legitimate.
Russia currently has troops involved in ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Transitaria, Armenia, and Georgia.
To be concerned about Russia's intentions and abilities isn't fear mongering - you only have to look at the region in the last five years to see something very real happening.
Just depends on where you get your news really? You live in the US, it's ok to invade Syria, you live in Russia, it's ok to invade Ukraine.
Bottom line, all war is bad, let's not pretend it's justified in some cases!
Russia is putting war on world? We have biggest war in Europe in the last 25 years at the moment.
"Hybrid" army from Russia side which is so called "rebels" is stronger then army of any country in Europe and is actually killing people, bombing them and threatens everyone who can't protect himself. They have tanks, drones, buks, grads and more.
It's natural to mobilize people and try to protect sovereignty of your country isn't it?
Unfortunately all I can see from west side of globe is "green-peace" and hippie-like talking about peace and "talking" with russia. At the same time russian soldiers are killing hundreds people each day saying "they humiliated russian speaking people".
Wake up. Otherwise you'll experience war one way or another at home. And it is not propaganda. It is reality.
There's your answer - you're from the UK, so you've yet to experience its aggression. Other countries in Russia's neighbourhood have experienced it (Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, pre-1990 Hungary, Czechoslovakia, etc).
Look at the actions of the US and NATO in regard to military drills, troop reinforcement and the number of bases and missiles they have pointed at Russia. What is going on? In the UK every month or so we are given stories about Russian aggression and the existential threat they pose to the West. When you start digging into these stories, this stance is not justified in facts.