Paula Chertok: How Russia’s worst propaganda myths about Ukraine seep into media language
Activists stand near a banner featureing Vincent Van Gogh's self-portrait with the cut off ear which reads: \"Don't trust to Russian propaganda\" near the Dutch embassy in Kyiv on Feb. 5, 2016.
Over the past two years, much has been written about the "Ukraine crisis." This phrase is, in fact, a euphemism, used purposefully by some and sloppily by others. In both cases, however, use of the euphemism "crisis" diminishes, distorts and distracts from the reality in Ukraine. And the reality is that the "crisis" in Ukraine is Russia. Russia compelled the annexation of one region of Ukraine - Crimea - and invaded and occupied another region - the Donbas. Indeed, Russia created a crisis of the worst sort - war.
