: opposed to or hostile toward Russia or the Russian people
Moreover, the republican leaderships that had wavered during the coup sought to protect themselves from Moscow's retribution by wrapping themselves in anti-Russian and nationalist flags …—
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Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was being used by outside actors to stoke anti-Russian sentiment.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The war has also contributed to a national identity that will have a strong anti-Russian component for a long time.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Some Russians living or visiting parts of the U.S. and Europe have reported facing anti-Russian sentiment since Moscow invaded Ukraine.
—Lucinda Elliott and Miguel Lo Bianco, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
The ministry’s claims could not be verified, nor could claims by the anti-Russian militias about their assaults.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Moscow has dismissed the accusations about Mr. Putin’s culpability, accusing Western leaders of jumping to conclusions and displaying anti-Russian bias.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Fun fact: In what may be the greatest compliment of all, the film was condemned by Russia as anti-Russian propaganda.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
Only a month after his Letter to the Republican Party, though, an editor tried to soften Bradbury’s equally strident anti-Russian stance in a short story.
—Bradley J. Birzer, National Review, 2 Jan. 2024
According to reporting by The Washington Post, anti-Russian sentiment in Europe is on the rise, and Russian immigrants throughout the continent have been harassed, irrespective of their political views.
—Aleksei Miniailo, Foreign Affairs, 28 Dec. 2023
Reuters, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The war has also contributed to a national identity that will have a strong anti-Russian component for a long time.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Some Russians living or visiting parts of the U.S. and Europe have reported facing anti-Russian sentiment since Moscow invaded Ukraine.
—Lucinda Elliott and Miguel Lo Bianco, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
The ministry’s claims could not be verified, nor could claims by the anti-Russian militias about their assaults.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Moscow has dismissed the accusations about Mr. Putin’s culpability, accusing Western leaders of jumping to conclusions and displaying anti-Russian bias.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Fun fact: In what may be the greatest compliment of all, the film was condemned by Russia as anti-Russian propaganda.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
Only a month after his Letter to the Republican Party, though, an editor tried to soften Bradbury’s equally strident anti-Russian stance in a short story.
—Bradley J. Birzer, National Review, 2 Jan. 2024
According to reporting by The Washington Post, anti-Russian sentiment in Europe is on the rise, and Russian immigrants throughout the continent have been harassed, irrespective of their political views.
—Aleksei Miniailo, Foreign Affairs, 28 Dec. 2023
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“Anti-Russian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Russian. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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