On the Coverage of Russia-Ukraine Relations & the Possibility of War

Contrary to the hysterical desires pushed by mainstream media outlets and the manufacturing of consent, the prospects of Russia invading Ukraine are rather low despite high tensions.

In recent weeks, a wide variety of dominant news outlets have taken to reporting on the deteriorating relationship between Russia and the United States over Ukraine. This has ranged between the prospects of NATO expanding further eastward and Russia maneuvering its own troops within its own borders. Via the conducting of military exercises inside its territory, these same outlets are speaking of a supposed impending invasion of Ukraine.

Sergey Lavrov (left) and Antony Blinken (right) in Geneva, Switzerland in January 2022. (Wikimedia Commons)

For example, headlines from some of the most popular news outlets in the United States and its allies actively parrot this exact idea of an unstoppable crisis that will ultimately result in war in Ukraine due to perceived Russian aggression. The following are some of the most egregious recent examples of such sentiments being exhibited:

• Putin is Threatening a War. Are Russians Willing to Fight It? (Politico)
• Why Russia’s Ukraine aggression matters to Americans (CNN)
• Ukraine tension: Biden says he…