The seminar coordinator, who studies migration, was visibly uncomfortable. “1954, actually,” I heard myself correcting her, “and it was Khrushchev, Secretary General of the USSR.” and started explaining what had been going on in Ukraine over the past year, and how information was being used as a weapon to distort things. That’s when the student from Russia said that Crimea was Russia, and Russia had just given it to Ukraine in 1956.
“But how does that legitimize Russia violating international law and annexing the territory of a neighboring state?” I asked. Another student joined in and began criticizing US policy in Iraq, the Middle East, Israel. “Referendum at the barrel of a machine gun?” I asked. “There was a referendum, that’s what people wanted,” she replied. “You know that Russia annexed Crimea, and has troops in Eastern Ukraine,” or something like that, followed. ‘Wow,’ was the first thing that came out of my mouth. The Russian student studying in Canada for years, making nice salads for receptions, spoke up and began defending Putin, attacking the US. I had just finished complimenting her salad that we were enjoying at a reception after a seminar about slavery and citizenship in 19th century Brazil.Ĭonversation came to a lull, so I asked, “has anyone been following the news?” Russian President Putin gave his state of the nation address where he said that Crimea was an integral part of Russia, and the US House of Representatives adopted a statement condemning Russia’s incursion into Ukraine and other neighboring states.
It has always been Russian”, said a tall blond woman in stylish boots.Ī minute ago we were discussing technology – how it affects classroom teaching. To demonstrate this with an example of an encounter: In a situation where information is being used as a weapon – such as in Ukraine and Russia – this has worked against the goal of media providing accurate coverage, a clear picture of events in Ukraine, their causes, and consequences. was behind the Euromaidan protests and is fueling war in Ukraine to weaken Russia. So, those who hold anti-American views because of US policy in the Middle East respond positively, for example, to Putin’s criticism of Obama and statements that the U.S. Each person interprets news reports through the prism of their own value systems and beliefs. International public opinion on Ukraine is divided, in part because of the way mass media has been representing the story. Find out more about E-IR’s range of open access books here
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