Officials from Russia have begun to make jokes at the expense of Western nations, criticizing their mistrust of Russia over potential war.
QUICK FACTS:
- Russia is making fun of Western nations, particularly western media, following their withdrawal from the border with Ukraine.
- Officials are contradicting the claims made by the media that 200,000 Russian troops would march into Ukraine and a ‘missile blitz’ would ensue, according to Summit News.
- Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted comments made by a spokeswoman who marked the “start of war with Ukraine” that didn’t take place.
WHAT THE RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SAID:
- Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted comments made by spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said, “Today we mark another day of the ‘start of war with Ukraine,’ which did not happen again, to the Western media outlets’ regret, no matter how hard they whip up the hysteria.”
- Another tweet from the official Russian MFA trolled those who were reporting emanate war with a John Travolta meme that showed him looking around for the hypothetical war that was not there.
BACKGROUND:
- The United States and other countries have been constantly monitoring the potential war in Eastern Europe with CNN creating a page for constant updates and ABC offering a page of “what to know” about the fears of the war.
- POLITICO created a report on Tuesday called, “Kill Your Commanding Officer’: On the Front Lines of Putin’s Digital War With Ukraine,” with the chilling subheading, “For years, the Russians have used Ukraine as a proving ground for a new type of digital warfare. Is the West ready?”
- NBC reported on the White House’s instructions for Americans to leave Ukraine last week, sparking concern of another departure like what took place in Afghanistan last year.
