Bad singing, pepper spray & Russophobia: Top hits of US midterms’ campaign cringefest (VIDEO)

As the critical midterm elections move closer in the US, campaigning ads are often crossing over from of the realm of eye-catching, and straight into the bizarre. Here are some of this year’s most cringeworthy hits. With this year’s midterms seen as a battle royale of the Democrat “blue wave” against the Republicans’ tenuous legislative […]

Moscow accuses Warsaw of Russophobia for barred access to WWII museum renovation project

Russia has accused Poland of Russophobia and attempting to impose its own version of history after Moscow was not allowed to join an international effort to renovate a World War II museum in Poland. Moscow was invited in 2013 to participate in a joint Poland-Israel-Holland-Slovakia project to create a new memorial on the site of […]

‘Intense Russophobia’: US activist advises companies not to insure Russian ambassador’s life

An odd tweet from an American LGBT and women’s rights activist that warned Russian insurance companies not to cover the life of Russia’s US ambassador has prompted a robust response from the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry. In a Facebook post, Maria Zakharova said the tweet showed “the intensity of Russophobia that has overwhelmed […]

Obama-initiated campaign of Russophobia still lingers in US – Lavrov

The anti-Russian campaign started by Obama’s administration still exists in the US and is being used as an instrument in the US domestic political struggle, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “Sadly, the campaign of Russophobia started by Barack Obama’s administration still lingers in the US,” Lavrov said, speaking at a joint press conference […]